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The Creed and The "Year 



a jmanual of %mtvuttion 
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS 

BY THE 

REV. REGINALD HEBER HOWE 
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PREFACE. 



The claim of this Manual to take its place among 
others already existing, rests in part upon two features 
which it is believed are entirely new : — 

ist, It is intended to be begun, and is therefore 
so arranged, upon the re-assembling of schools in the 
autumn, after the summer vacation ; not at Advent, 
as is the case with most Question-books. 

2d, It is based upon the fact that the Creed and 
the Church Year very strikingly run along together 
in parallel lines ; so that, following the Creed, and 
beginning in the autumn, we find ourselves at each 
point upon the subject appropriate to that period of 
the Christian Year. For example : On the Sundays 
preceding Advent we are on the doctrine of God, 
His Being, His Fatherhood, etc. ; at Advent and 
Christmas, on Jesus Christ, His Conception and 
Birth ; during Lent, on His Sufferings and Death ; 
at Easter and Ascension, on His glorious Resurrec- 
tion and Ascension ; on Whitsun Day, on the doctrine 



iv Preface. 

of the Holy Ghost ; on Trinity Sunday, on the doc- 
trine of the Three in One ; and on the Sundays after 
Trinity, until we reach our starting-point, on the 
Church and the Christian Life. 

The advantages of these two features are apparent : 
teachers find themselves beginning the book when 
they begin their teaching ; and the Christian Year is 
the Creed over again, or our belief in company with 
our days. 

The matter must speak for itself. Free use has 
been made of various Manuals, though generally with 
much re-arrangement and change of language ; but a 
large part of the composition of the book is original. 
Attention is especially called to a natural and inter- 
esting order of the questions, which it has been the 
aim of the author to give to them throughout. 

The Manual is not graded for scholars of different 
ages, the author believing that it belongs to the 
teacher to adapt the instruction to the class, and 
that there is no material here furnished that may not 
be suggestive to a teacher of the youngest scholars ; 
while the older classes will find that which will take 
them as deeply into the various subjects as it is 
desirable for them to go. A bar at the side of the 



Preface* v 

more difficult questions indicates which may be 
omitted at the discretion of the teacher, which seems 
a simpler plan than having two or three different 
editions graded for the different ages. It has also 
another advantage : in going over the book a second 
year, or even a third, with the same classes, — which 
is very desirable, in order to imprint the truths upon 
the children's minds, — the questions with the bar 
against them which had been omitted may be used. 
To new scholars and schools the book is, of course, 
always new. In schools where there is a long inter- 
mission in the summer, teachers may form a new 
course, for use on all but the greater days of the 
Christian year, for a third or fourth year's study, out 
of lessons that had been omitted. 

Although the Manual is upon the Apostles' Creed, 
it gives in each instance where it occurs the fuller 
statement of the Nicene Creed, and the reasons there- 
for ; and, although it is upon the basis of the Creed 
alone, it will be found that a thorough study of that 
takes us over a large part of the ground of the Cate- 
chism and of the Bible. For the convenience of 
teachers and scholars, the Catechism in full has been 
printed at the end of the book. 



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The author would suggest for use by the teachers 
alone, in connection with this Manual, as a means 
whereby they may not only aptly and forcibly, but 
attractively, impart its truths, an excellent book, 
entitled " Lessons on the Church Catechism, for the 
Use of Sunday-School Teachers and other Religious 
Instructors/' by the Rev. A. Cluny Macpherson, 
M.A., and published by the Church of England Sun- 
day School Institute. 

It is humbly hoped that "The Creed and the 
Year," faithfully and prayerfully used, may not fail to 
serve a purpose in the important work of instructing 
the young in the great truths and duties of our 
most Holy Faith. May the Holy Spirit overrule its 
errors, and bless it to both teachers and scholars as a 
means of learning some of the chief things which 
a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's 
health. 

The Rectory, ftfjurcfj of ®ur .Sabiour, 
Longwood, Whitsuntide, i88y. 




Lesson I. 

Z§c Cxtti*. 

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, 

A.RTICLE 

i. I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 

of Heaven and Earth : 
ii. And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; 
hi. Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of 

the Virgin Mary; 
iv. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, 

dead, and buried; 
v. He descended into Hell, the third day He rose 

again from the dead ; 
vi. He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the 

right hand of god the father almighty ; 
vii. From thence He shall come to judge the quick 

and the dead. 
viii. i believe in the holy ghost ; 
ix. The Holy Catholic Church; the Communion of 

Saints ; 
x. The Forgiveness of Sins; 
xi. The Resurrection of the Body; 
xii. And the Life everlasting, a MEN. 



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" What dost thou chiefly learn in these articles of thy 
belief? 

First, I learn to believe in God the Father, 
who hath made me and all the world. 

Secondly, in God the Son, -who hath re- 
deemed me and all mankind. 

Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost, who sanc- 
tiheth me and all the people of God." 

By what one word do you call these articles ? 

The Creed. 
Why do you call it that? 

Because the word means -what one believes. 

What is the fuller name for it ? 
The Apostles' Creed. 

Why do you call it that ? 

Because it is the simplest and oldest sum- 
mary of "what the Apostles taught. 

Of what was it probably the expansion? 

Of the Baptismal formula, St. Matt, xxviii. 
19. 
What other form of the Creed have we in our Prayer Book ? 
The Nicene Creed, so called because com- 
posed at the Council of Nice, A. D. 325. 
Completed at second General Council (Con- 
stantinople I.), A.D. 381. 

By what other name is what the Apostles received and 
taught known? 

" The Faith." Jude iii. 3 ; Eph. iv. 5. 

But do we not hear much about "faith," without the 
word " the " before it? 
Yes. 



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What, then, is the difference? 

"Faith." is the act of believing: "The Faith" 
is that which we believe. 

Are both spoken of in the Bible ? 

Yes. Heb. xi. 6; Eph. ii. 8. 2 Tim. iv. 7; 
Eph. iv. 5. 

Are they not, then, both important ? 
Yes. 

What is faith? 

Faith is believing. 

What should be our prayer? 

St. Mark ix. 24 : St. Luke xvii. 5. 



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Lesson II. 

tM Ctee&. 

Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

Why is it well to have a Creed ? 

To know what we believe, and to state -what 
is essential. 

Why besides ? 

It is a watchword for effort, and a guide to 
devotion. 

Why do we repeat it? 

To make known the blessings which -we 
have found, and to declare openly that they 
are for all men. 

What were the Creeds once called ? 

Symbols. 
Why? 

Because they were signs by which it might 
be known -what one's faith -was. 

What are we taught with regard to saying what we believe ? 
Rom. x. 9, 10. 

Why are we to believe it? 

Because all of it is from the Bible. 

And whose book is the Bible ? 
Gods book. 



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Why do you say the Bible is God's book? 

Because it was written by holy men of God, 
who spoke as they were moved by the Holy 
Ghost. 2 Pet. i. 21. 

How are we to believe it ? 

Each of us with the heart unto righteous- 
ness. Rom. x. 10. 

What do you mean by " believing unto righteousness " ? 
Believing so that I may be righteous through 
Christ, and show my faith by my life. 2 Cor. 
v. 21; Rom. hi. 20-22. 

What are the natural divisions of the Creed? 

First, into three parts, treating of God the 

Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. 

Secondly, into twelve articles, — one in the 

first division, six in the second, and five in 

the third (as above). 

What do you notice about many of the articles of our 
Creed? 

That they are statements of historical facts 
about a Person. 

What does St. Mark call his Gospel? 
St. Mark i. 1. 

Is not this an important fact? 

Yes, for they can be verified as any other 
history, and a Person is offered as the object 
of our belief and love. 

But does not faith call upon us to believe things that 
cannot be demonstrated ? 

Yes; this is faith strictly: the other is knowl- 
edge. 



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Lesson III. 

"3 (geftew." 

Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. 

The first word of the Creed is a little one, but what does 
it show you ? 

That I am about to rehearse what is my 
own faith, what I myself believe, and so that 
I have an individual responsibility. 

Would it not do as well to say, " We believe " ? 

No; because I cannot believe for you, nor you 
for me. 

Should not this make us always think of what we are 
saying ? 

Yes. 

Does it not suggest that it is important for us to believe 
something, and to be able to state it? 
Yes. 

What was the second of the promises that your sponsors 
made for you in Baptism ? 

That I should believe all the articles of the 
Christian Faith. 



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" Dost thou not think that thou art bound to believe and 
to do as they have promised for thee ? " 
Yes. 

Why? 

Because they promised in my name, that is, 
for me. Christ -will keep His part of tire cove- 
nant, and this is mine. 

Why besides ? 

Because in Baptism I was made a member 
of the Christian family, and a child believes 
in and obeys his father. 
What was given you at that time to remind you all your 
life of this ? 

A Christian name. 

But were you not unconscious of what they were doing 
for you ? 

Yes, and so I was -when I came under the 
tie of natural relation to my earthly parent. 
(See first and second meaning of word "piety.") 

What does the word " religion " mean? 

Obligation. It is what we are bound to do 
for God in return for what He has done for 
us. (Their middle syllable shows a common 
root, same as in " ligament," or binding.) 

Why besides, as you get older, are you bound to believe 
and to do? 

Because God has given me a mind able to 
judge of truth, and many evidences that the 
Gospel is true. 

Are you to believe and to do these things in your own 
strength ? 

No, but by God's help. 



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Are you not thankful to God for all this ? 

Yes, "I heartily thank our heavenly Father 
that He hath called me to this state of sal- 
vation through Jesus Christ our Saviour." 

Is it enough for you only to believe, and to be baptized 
in that faith? 

No ; I must " obediently keep God's holy 
will and commandments," and show my faith 
by my actions. Christian faith must lead to 
Christian life. 

What do you then pray for? 

" I pray unto God to give me His grace, 
that I may continue in the same unto my 
life's end." 



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Lesson IV. 

"3 tgOm in <B>ob." 

Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

Do you say simply that you believe what follows ? 
No, but that I believe in them. 

What is the difference between believing something and 
believing in it? 

The latter includes putting trust and con- 
fidence in that which we believe. Even "the 
devils believe and tremble." Jas. ii. 19. (See 
also " Duty towards God," in Catechism ) 

Whom first do you say that you believe in ? 
I believe in God. 

Give a passage of the New Testament showing that belief 
in God is of the first importance. 
Heb. xi. 6. 

Give another. 

St. John xvii. 3. 

What do we call unbelief in God ? 

Atheism. 
What does the Psalmist say of the atheist ? 

Ps. liii. 1. 
What is agnosticism ? 

A more recent form of atheism, which de- 
clares that we cannot know God. 



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Can you see God? 

No. St. John i. 18; 1 John iv. 12; 1 Tim. 
vi. 16. 
Does God see us ? 

Yes. Ps. cxxxix. 3. 
Why do you believe in Him ? 

Because His Son has declared Him. St. 
John i. 18. 

Why besides ? 

Because His -works reveal Him. Rom. i. 20. 
Why besides ? 

Because of a witness to Him within our- 
selves, from our own consciousness, as feeling 
the need of Him, and knowing -what He has 
done for us. 
What does the word " God " mean? 

It is a shortened form of the -word "good." 
What is God? 

God is a Spirit. St John iv. 24. 

Can we understand all about Him ? 
No. 

Are there more Gods than one ? 

No, there is only one God. St. Mark xii. 
29, 32. 
What is our duty toward God ? 

(See Catechism.) 
Which of the ten commandments relate to our duty to 
Him? 

The first four. 

What is the first about? 

What the second? the third? the fourth? 



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Lesson V, 

"3 Q0efiet>e in <£ofc #e father." 

Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

You said there was but one God ; what do you mean, 
then, when you say that you believe in God the Father ? 

In the unity of the Godhead there are three 
Persons, of whom the first is God the Father. 

Is each of these Persons perfect God ? 

Yes; the Father is God, the Son is God, the 
Holy Ghost is God. 

Are there not, then, three Gods ? 

No; there is but one God, in three Persons. 
(See Nicene Creed, which adds the word "one" 
on account of certain heresies which made 
more Gods.) 

Is not this a mystery? 

Yes, it is the mystery of the Ever-Blessed 
Trinity. (We shall study it again on Trinity 
Sunday. ) 

Why do we believe in this First Person as God the Father ? 
Chiefly because our Lord Jesus Christ is His 
eternal, only -begotten Son, "begotten before all 
■worlds." 

Why besides ? 

Because He made us and all the -world. 



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Why besides ? 

Because He preserves us. (See "General 
Thanksgiving." ) 

Why besides ? 

Because He has made us His children in 
Baptism by adoption. St. John i. 12; Rom. 
viii. 15. 

What does the Catechism say about this? 

"Made a member of Christ, the child of God." 

Has God always been the Father? 
Yes. 

How do we know this ? 
St. John xvii. 5. 

Does not this name of God teach us many things that it 
is pleasant to know ? 

Yes: God cares for us as a Father; we can go 
to him as to a Father. 

What do we sometimes call Him ? 
Our heavenly Father. 

What are we and others who love God called in one 
place ? 

Eph. iii. 15. 

How did our Lord teach His disciples to begin their 
prayer? 

St. Matt. vi. 9. 

To whom on earth would a child naturally go when it 
wanted any thing? 

To whom, then, does this name teach us we can go as 
naturally for higher things? 

To "our Father who art in heaven." 



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Did the Jews know God as the Father ? 

Yes, but not in so full a sense as we, Isa. 
lxiii. 16; Mai. ii. 10; Acts xvii. 29. 

By what name did God reveal Himself to the Jews ? 
By tne name Jehovah. Exod. iii. 13, 14. 

Does this mean the same as Father? 

No, it simply means one who is; i.e., the 
self-existent Being: "I am that I am." 



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Lesson VI. 

Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. 

You have said that you believe in God the Father ; to 
what do we come next? 

To something about God. 

What first do you say that you believe about Him ? 
That He is Almighty. 

By what other word do we express the same idea ? 
Omnipotent. 

What do they both mean ? 

That He is all-powerful; tnat He can do all 
things. 

How do we know this? 

Exod. vi. 3; St. Matt. xix. 26. 

What is another word more like the original than 
"almighty"? 

All-sovereign; i.e., exercising dominion, not 

simply having infinite power, 

Why is it important to believe this ? 

Because no one else is almighty. 

Why besides ? 

Because we ought to give Him the honor 
due unto His Name. Ps. xxix. 1, 2. 



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What encouraging thought does it give us ? 

That nothing which, tries to overcome good, 
will prevail, because God has dominion. 
What are some of the other attributes of God ? 

He is Eternal. 
What do you mean by that ? 

He is without beginning and -without end. 

How do we know this ? 

Exod. iii. 14; Rev. xi. 17. 

What is another attribute ? 
He is Omnipresent. 

What do you mean by that ? 

He is everywhere present. 

How do we know this ? 

Ps. cxxxix. 7; Isa. vi. 3. 

What is another attribute ? 
He is Omniscient. 

What do you mean by that ? 
He knows all things. 

How do we know this ? 
1 John iii. 20. 

What is another attribute ? 
He is Holy. 

How do we know this ? 
Isa. vi. 3. 

What is another? 

He is good and loving. 

Give some passages showing this. 

Ps. lxxxvi. 5, cxlv. 9; 1 John iv. 8, 16. 



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Lesson VII. 

"3 Q0efieue in <£o* f0e S&flJer $fmig0fg, (Jttafter 
of IE)eat>en anfc 6arf0." 

Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. 

You said that you believe that God is Almighty. What is 
one great proof that He is ? 

That which, is now stated, — that He is the 
Maker of heaven and earth. 

How do we know that He made these ? 

Because we are told so. Gen. i. 1, 2 ; Heb. i. 2. 

How besides ? 

Because of the evident order and harmony of 
nature, showing its unity, and so intelligence, 
and so a Being or Person. 

How besides ? 

Because a study of nature reveals these steps : 
Persistence, Force, Power, God. 

What does it mean in the " Te Deum " when we sing, 
" Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth " ? 
Lord God of Armies or Hosts. 

What hosts? 

All things in heaven and earth, ranged in 
a goodly order; as it were, an army in array. 
See Gen. li. 1; Ps. ciii. 20, 21. 



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If God, then, is the Maker of heaven and earth, what do 
we believe ? 

That all the life and order and beauty there 
is in the visible universe came from Him who 
made it. 

What next is said in the "Te Deum " after the words 
"Lord God of Sabaoth"? 

Does this require us to believe in any particular theory of 
creation ? 

No ; but only that, in whatever way all things 
■were brought into being, it -was by His sole 
wisdom and power, and that every stage in 
their progress is ordered and governed by Him. 

Does not this make us study nature with the deepest 
interest ? 

Yes. 
Are there not many wonderful things in the world about 
us? 

Yes. 

Name some of them. 
What do they suggest to us ? 

Some one very great and good. 

What does the Nicene Creed add to this article ? 

Maker "of all things visible and invisible." 
Why was this added ? 

Because, in order to account for the origin of 
evil, some believed that some of the angelic 
natures were not created by God. 

Did God create evil? 

No; but it arose out of the freedom of the 
will which He allowed to angels and men. 



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Lesson VIII. 

"3 Q&efieue in (Bo?) f0e Saflfct $fmtg0fg, (£ia6er 
of ^eatjen anfc <£arf#/' 

Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. 

What, in view of the truth in this article, is one of the 
names of God? 

The Creator. 

By whom did He make or create all things ? 

By His Son, St. John i, 3 ; Heb. i. 2. 

And with. His Spirit. Gen. i. 2; Ps. xxxiii. 6. 

In other words, that all three Persons of the 
Trinity co-operated in the work of creation. 
Gen. i. 26. 

Is God still over all His works ? 

Yes. 
How? 

He guides and controls every thing that He 
made, and He watches over us all. St. John 
v. 17; St. Matt. x. 29, 30. 

What do we sometimes call this? 

His Divine Providence, or Providential Care. 

Whom did God make in heaven? 

The angels. 



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Did He make them all good ? 

Yes. 
Did they all remain good ? 

No. St. Luke x. 18 ; Jude 6. 

What did they do? 

They exalted themselves against God. Isa. 
xiv. 12-14; 1 Tim. iii. 6. 

What did God do with the bad angels ? 

He cast them out of heaven. Rev. xii, 9. 

What have they been doing ever since ? 

Tempting us to sin as they did. 1 Pet. v. 8 ; 
Eph. ii. 2, vi. 12. 

Is one of these bad angels spoken of as chief? 

Yes. St. Matt. xii. 24, 26; Eph. ii. 2; Rev. 
xii. 9. 

What do the good angels do ? 

Watch over and help us. Heb, i. 14. 

What is said of angels and children ? 
St. Matt, xviii. 10. 



Note. — According to the date on which Easter falls, there will be from twenty- 
two to twenty-seven Sundays after Trinity. The teacher may omit as many lessons 
as are necessary, or combine them into one or more, always using the one for the 
twenty-fifth Sunday on the Sunday next before Advent. (See Rubric.) 



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Lesson IX. 

"3 (gefteue in (Bob *0e father $fmigftfg, QlMer 
of $)tawn ant* <Bbxt$. tf 

Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. 

What was the highest of God's creatures on the earth? 
Man. 

Who was the first man ? 

Adam. 
What does the word mean? 

Man. 

Out of what did God make man's body? 

The dust of the ground. Gen. ii. 7. 

Whence came his soul? 
Gen. ii. 7. 

Was it not, then, a good soul ? 
Yes. Gen. i. 31, v. 1, 2. 

Who was the first woman ? 

Eve. 

What does "woman" mean? 
Gen. ii. 23. 

What does " Eve " mean? 
Gen. hi. 20. 



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Was Eve made good? 

Yes. Gen. v. 1, 2. 

Did she continue good ? 

No : she sinned. 
What is sin ? 

Disobedience of God. 
How did Eve disobey God ? 

Gen. iii. 6, 13. 

Was she punished? 
Gen. iii. 16. 

DidAdam continue good? 
No: he sinned. 

How did he sin? 

Gen. iii. 6, 11. 

Was he punished ? 

Gen. iii. 17, 18, 19. 

Was the serpent punished ? 
Gen. iii. 14, 15. 

But was there no promise of deliverance ? 

Yes: God promised a Saviour. Gen. iii. 15. 
Whom did God mean by the seed of the woman ? 

The Lord Jesus Christ. 



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Lesson X. 

"$nb in ^eeus Cfolst." 

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. 

We come now to the second general division of the 
Creed. 

Of whom does it tell ? 

Of Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the 
ever-blessed Trinity. 

And what do you say about Him ? 

I say that I believe in Him. 

Are the words " I believe " there? 

No ; but they are understood here and before 
each separate article of the Creed. 

What do you mean by believing in Him ? 

See answer in Lesson IV. 

To believe in Him, what is it necessary first to know? 

Who He is ; and so the six following 
articles of the Creed set forth His Person, His 
Nature, His Office, and Work of Redemption. 

Who, then, is Jesus Christ? 

In answering this question, for the sake of 
clearness let us take what is said of Him in 
the order in which it stands in the Creed. 

First, He is Jesus. This was the name by 
which He was known as a Man among men. 



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As what, therefore, does it reveal Him to us ? 

A personal Lord, and the Christ of history. 

Is not this important to keep in mind ? 

Yes : it makes Him a personal Master, whom 
we are to follow, and His life an historical fact. 

Who gave our Lord this name of Jesus ? 

God, by His angel, before He was born. 
Luke i. 31; Matt. i. 21. 

Who also gave it to Him ? 

Mary and Joseph, at the time of His Cir- 
cumcision. Luke ii. 21. 

What does the word mean ? 

It is the English of the Greek word for the 
Hebrew Joshua, and means Jehovah the 
Saviour. Acts vii. 45; Heb. iv. 8. 

What does it mean, then, as a name ? 
The Lord who saves. 

What do the letters we so often see in churches — 
?I; H. S." — mean? 

They are the initial letters of the Latin 
■words "Iesus" or "Jesus Hominum Salvator," 
— "Jesus the Saviour of men." 

How does the Nicene Creed read here? 

"And in one Lord Jesus Christ." 

Had any one borne this name before ? 
Yes. 

Who? 

Exod. xvii. 9; Acts vii. 45; Heb. iv. 8. 



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From whom did he save the children of Israel ? 

From their enemies. 

From what does Jesus save us ? 

From our sins, so that we may become 
holy, just, and good. Matt. i. 21. 

Are we saved by Him if we lead wicked lives ? 
No. 

What is Jesus to us besides a sacrifice for sin ? 

An ensample of godly life. (See Collect for 
second Sunday after Easter.) 

What is this name called in one place ? 

The Name which is above every name. 
Phil. ii. 9-11. 

What does St. Peter say of it ? 
Acts iv. 12. 

Should not such a name always be very sacred ? 

Yes; it should never be used lightly or 
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Lesson XI. 

"(&nb in %ww Cfcist." 

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity, or the Sunday next 

before Advent. (Stir-up Sunday. See Collect.) 

But you say, I believe not only in Jesus, but in Jesus 
Christ Is Christ a part of His name ? 

No: it is His title. He is Jesus the Christ. 
St. Matt. xvi. 16; Acts ii. 36, ix. 22. 

What does the word "Christ" mean? 

It is from a Greek word, and means 
"anointed." 

What is another familiar title of Jesus, meaning the same 
thing? 

The Messiah, the Hebrew word for 
" anointed." 

Was a Messiah promised and expected ? 

Yes. Dan. ix. 25 ; St. John i. 41. 

What was anointing? 

Pouring oil upon the head. 

What was oil a sign of? 

The grace of the Holy Spirit. Isa. lxi. 1; 
Acts x. 38. . ~ 



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Who were anointed in Jewish times ? 

Prophets, priests, and kings; for example, 
Elisha, 1 Kings xix. 16; Aaron, Exod. xxx. 30; 
Saul, 1 Sam. xvi. 1, 13. 

Why, then, was Jesus anointed ? 

Because He is our Prophet, Priest, and King. 
St. Luke iv. 18 ; Heb. ix. 11 ; St. Luke i. 32, 33. 

When were persons solemnly anointed ? 

When set apart for a holy office. The Arch- 
bishop still anoints the Kings of England at 
their coronation. 

When and how was Jesus anointed? 

At His baptism by the Holy Ghost, of whose 
grace the oil was a sign. St. Luke iii. 22, 
iv. 18; Acts x. 38. 
Are Christians ever said to be anointed? 

Yes. 1 John ii. 20, 27. 
What was the office of a prophet? 

To teach God's truth to men, and to foretell 
things to come. 
Was Jesus a Prophet ? 

Yes. Deut. xviii. 15; Acts iii. 22. 

Did He make known to us God's truth and God's will, 
and tell us things to come ? 

Yes. St. John iii. 2; St. Matt. vii. 28, 29, xx. 
17-19, xxiv. 30. 

What was the office of a priest ? 

To offer up prayers and sacrifices to God in 
behalf of others. 
Was Jesus a Priest? 

Yes. Heb. v. 5, 6. 



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What did He offer up? 

He offered up Himself. St. Jolrn i. 29; Hefo. 
vii. 27, ix. 11-14. 

For whose sins ? 

For trie sins of the whole world. 1 John ii. 2. 

Did He cease to be a Priest at His death? 

No: He is a Priest forever. He ever liveth 
to make intercession for us. Heb. vii. 17, 25. 

What was the office of a king ? 

To rule and protect his subjects, to give them 
laws, and punish those who broke them. 

Was Jesus a King? 

Yes. St. John i. 49 ; St. Matt. xxi. 5, xxvii. 11 ; 
Rev. xix. 16. 

What is His kingdom ? 

In general, all things. Ps. ciii. 19. 
In a special sense, His Church and our hearts. 
St. Matt. iv. 23; St. Luke xvii. 21. 

How long will His reign last ? 

Forever. St. Luke i. 33. 

' If there be anymore Sundays before Advent Sunday, the service of some of 
those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany shall be taken to supply 
so many as are here wanting; and if there be fewer, the overplus maybe 
omitted, provided that this last Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall ahvays 
be used upon the Sunday next before Advent." 1 The teacher will govern 
himself accordingly as to the lessons, and explain. 

1 Rubric at end of Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. 



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Lesson XII. 

' j)t$ onfg Jgon our feorb." 

77?<? F/rs/ Sunday in Advent. 

What do we call Christ's coming to.be a Man among 
men? 

His Advent. 

What does the word "Advent" mean? 

When does the Christian Year begin ? 

Why? 

How many Sundays are there in Advent? 

How do we know when Advent Sunday is ? 

(See rules for the Movable and Immovable 
Feasts at beginning of Prayer-Book.) 

What is the purpose of the season of Advent ? 

To prepare us for Christ's first coming and 
His second. 

Is Christ's coming in the flesh the only coming we think 
of during Advent ? 

No ; His second coming at the end of the 
world, and His continual coming to us by His 
Spirit also. 

Who went before Christ to prepare the way for His first 
coming ? 

John the Baptist. 



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What can you tell about him ? 

Who are to prepare the way for His second coming? 
His Ministers. 

Whose only Son is Jesus Christ ? 

The only Son of God the Father. St. Matt. 
iii. 17 ; St. Luke i. 32-35 ; St. John i. 18. 

How is this truth expressed in the Nicene Creed ? 

"The only -begotten Son of God, begotten of 
His Father before all worlds ; God of God, 
Light of Light, very God of very God, begot- 
ten, not made, being of one substance -with 
the Father, by whom all things were made." 
(Adopted to condemn the errors of Arius, -who 
held that Jesus was not of the same sub- 
stance with the Father.) 

But has God no other sons ? 

Yes, God has many other sons. Hos. i. 10; 
Heb. ii. 10; 2 Cor. vi. 18; Acts xvii. 28. 

How are we God's sons ? 

All are His children by creation, and may 
become yet more so by adoption through 
Christ. Gal. iv. 5, 6. 

How, then, is Jesus said to be God's only Son ? 

Because He alone has always been God's 
Son. St. John i. 1 ; Heb. i. 1, 2 ; Col. i. 17. 

What is He, therefore, called? 

The Only Begotten of the Father. St. John 
i. 14, 18. 

What does that mean? 

That He only is of the same nature with 
the Father. Zech. xiii. 6, 7; St. John x. 30. 



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Is the one begotten always of the same nature with him 
who begets? 
Yes. 

Did Christ claim this equality of nature? 

Yes. St. Joh.11 v. 18. 
Is Christ, therefore, another God besides the Father? 

No: He is another Person in the one nature 
of God. St. John x. 30. 

How are we to honor the Son ? 

Even as we honor the Father. St. John v. 
18, 23. 

Can we understand all these truths ? 

No, we can understand very little about 
them. 

What are we, then, to do ? 

To accept them as the Bible states them. 



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Lesson XIII. 

"$){* onfg J5on our feorb," 

71>£ Second Sunday in ^Advent. 

But you say, I believe not only in Jesus Christ His only 
Son, but in His only Son our Lord, How is this expressed 
in the Nicene Creed ? 

"In one Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Cor. viii. 6. 

What truth does this add ? 

That Jesus Christ is to us, all that the word 
"Lord" means. 

What does the word mean ? 

The word "Lord" is, first, that name of God 
which in the Hebrew is expressed by Jehovah, 
as in Ps. lxxxiii. 18. 

What did we see Jehovah means ? 
One who is. 

And is Christ called by this name ? 

Yes. Jer. xxiii. 6; St. Luke i. 16, 17, ii. 11; 
St. John xx. 28. 

What, then, does it teach us with regard to Christ ? 

That He is partaker with His Father of the 
uncreated nature, and so has dominion over 
all things. 



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What other sense has the word " Lord " ? 

It also means Ruler or Master. 

Is Christ called our Lord in this sense ? 

Yes. As Man He is Lord of all, and this 
Lordship He receives from the Father. Acts 
ii. 36; Matt, xxviii. 18. 

Of whom is He especially the Master? 

Of all who are in His Church. Eph. i. 22. 

What price did He pay that He might possess us as our 
Lord? 

His own blood. Acts xx. 28. 

What is His title in glory ? 
Rev. xix. 16. 

If He is thus our Lord, what duty do we owe Him ? 

To acknowledge and obey Him as such, and 
accept Him as our Ruler and the true Master 
of our lives. 



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Lesson XIV. 

"T3?0o t»a0 conceit^ 6g *0e ^ofg <J50o0f, Bom of 
flfc (Pitgin (glare." 

The Third Sunday in Advent. 

Having set forth generally the name and office of our 
blessed Lord, the Creed now goes on to speak of the great 
truth of the Incarnation. 

What does the word "incarnation " mean? 

The act of assuming body or flesh. 

How does the Creed express this truth? 

"Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, 
born of the Virgin Mary." 

What is the language of this part of the Nicene Creed ? 

"Who for us men and for our salvation came 
down from heaven, and was incarnate by the 
Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made 
man." 

Is this truth expressed in the Bible ? 
Yes. St. John i. 14. 

Did we not see, that, when Adam sinned, there was 
promise of a Deliverer? 

Yes. (See Lesson IX. and Gen. iii. 15.) 



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When was this fulfilled ? 

When Christ was born of Mary. Gal. iv. 4; 
Heb. ii. 14. 

Who was this One who thus came into the world? 
God's only Son. 

Did He cease to be God when He became Man? 

No; the Son of God became also the Son of 
man, and had the nature of both. St. Matt, 
ii. 11; Heb. i. 6; St. John iii. 13; Isa. vii. 14. 

How did He become Man ? 

By being born of the Virgin Mary. 
Was Joseph His father? 

No: He had no earthly father. 
How was He born of the Virgin Mary ? 

He -was conceived by the Holy Ghost. 

What was the language of the angel regarding this ? 

St. Luke i. 35. 
Does not this say that He was without sin ? 

Yes. Adam had sinned; but He, the Son of 
God, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born 
of a pure virgin, was perfectly holy. 

Is not this a great mystery? 

Yes. It is, as we say in the Litany, ''the 
Mystery of the Holy Incarnation." But it is 
clearly taught us. 

Is it not a very important truth? 

Yes, for on it all man's best hopes depend. 

Why did the Son of God become the Son of man ? 

That we might become the sons of God. 
Gal. iv. 4, 5. 



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What does His coming to this world show? 

The love of trie Father and of the Son 
towards us. St. John iii. 16; Gal. ii. 20; 
Eph. v. 2. 

What did He come for? 

" For us men and for our salvation." 

Has He saved us ? 

Yes: He gave Himself for the sins of the 
whole world. 

Are all, then, to be saved ? 

Yes, if they will. St. John iii. 15 ; Rom. i. 16 ; 
Rev. xxii. 17. 

Does not all this show us how much is possible for man ? 
Yes. Since Christ became Man, we see 
•what man may become. 



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Lesson XV. 

"Q0orn of t0e (Pirgin QJtotg." 

Tfe Fourth Sunday in Advent. 

Of whom was our Lord born ? 

He was born of the Virgin Mary. 

Was this foretold? 

Yes. Gen. iii. 15; Isa. vii. 14; St. Matt. i. 23. 

In what words was she told of it ? 
St. Luke i. 31, 32. 

What day is kept in remembrance of this ? 

Feast of the Annunciation, or announcement 

In what song did she express her gratitude and joy? 
The Magnificat. 

Give the first words of it. 

Do we use it in our Service ? 

Of what seed was Christ promised to be ? 

Of the seed of Abraham. Gen. xxii. 18. 

Of what tribe ? 

Of the tribe of Judah. Gen. xlix. 10. 

Of what family ? 

Of the family of David. Ps. lxxxix. 3, 4. 



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Was Mary of all these ? 

Yes. St. Luke i. 32; Rom. i. 3. 

In what place was Christ born ? 
In Bethlehem of Judea. 

' Had this been foretold ? 

Yes. Micah v. 2 ; St. Matt. ii. 5, 6. 

Did Mary and Joseph live there ? 
No. 

For what had they gone there ? 
St. Luke ii. 1, 4, 5. 

Was not the fulfilment of the prediction, then, very won- 
derful ? 

Where in Bethlehem was He born ? 

St. Luke ii. 7. 
Why there? 

St. Luke ii. 7. 



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Lesson XVL 

"(gorn of fge (ttirgtn (gtdrg." 

77?£ fzrs/ Sunday after Christmas. 

Were Mary and Joseph rich ? 
No, they were poor. 

What was Joseph's trade ? 

He was a carpenter. St. Matt. xiii. 55. 

Was Jesus born, then, very humbly? 
Yes. 

Why? 

Because He would be poor and humble, like 
most of the people in the world. 

Did He continue in this condition? 

Yes: He had not -where to lay His head. 
St. Matt. viii. 20; St. Luke ix. 3. 

When was Jesus born? 
188- years ago. 

How long after the Creation ? 
About 4000 years. 

How long after the Deluge ? 

About 2000 years. 
On what day do we commemorate his birth? 

On the twenty -fifth day of December. 



2Tfje jFtrsi Surrtiajj after (Rjrtetmag. 39 

By what name do we call that day now ? 

Christmas Day. 
With what Jewish feast does it correspond ? 

The Feast of Tabernacles. 

What do we call the years preceding Christ's birth ? 
Years before Christ, marked "B.C." 

What do we call the years now? 

Years of our Lord, marked "A.D." (Anno 
Domini). 

What does this show? 

That Christ's birth -was the great event in 
the world's history. 

Is not Christmas a very happy day ? 

Why? 

What is one way in which we observe it ? 

By a holy and beautiful Service in God's 
House. 

What is another? 

By making gifts to our friends. 

Why do we do this ? 

Because of God's great gift to us of His 
only Son. 



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Lesson XVII. 

"QSorn of #e (Bfojin (Marg/' 

T#£ Second Sunday after Christmas. 

To whom was the first announcement made that Jesus 
had been born? 

St. Luke ii. 8. 
What were they doing ? 
Who told them? 

Was there only one angel? 
St. Luke ii. 13. 

And what song did they sing? 

" Glory to God in the highest, and on earth 
peace, good will toward men." St. Luke ii. 14. 

What is another way in which this may be translated ? 
"Peace to men of good will." 

Does not this show us one reason why Christmas is a time 
when men feel good will toward each other ? 

What three days in our Christian Year immediately follow 
Christmas Day? 

What three kinds of martyrdom have those thus com- 
memorated at this time been supposed to represent? 

Martyrdom in will and deed both (St. Ste- 
phen) ; martyrdom in will, but not in deed 
(St. John) ; martyrdom in deed, but not in 
will (Holy Innocents). 



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You said that the Son of God became the Son of man. 
What are some of the things which show that He was 
really man? 

First, He had a body like ours. 

How do we know this ? 

He was an Infant, and grew to be a Man. 
St. Luke ii. 52. 
He was hungry. St. Matt. iv. 2. 
He was weary. St. John iv. 6. 
He slept. St. Mark iv. 38. 
He -wept. St. John xi. 35. 
He died. St. Matt, xxvii. 50. 

Secondly, He had a soul like ours. 

How do we know this? 

He grew wiser by learning. St. Luke ii. 
46, 52. 

He loved His friends. St. John xi. 5. 

He was grieved and angry. St. Mark iii. 5. 

He sighed and -was sorrowful. St, Mark vii. 
34; St. Matt. xxvi. 38. 

He gave up His Spirit -when He died. St. 
Matt, xxvii. 50. 

So like us, in what great respect was He unlike us ? 

He was without sin. Heb. iv. 15. 

Was Christ simply a man, living at that time ? 

No: He -was and is Man, and He is such 
representatively. 






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Lesson XVIII. 

"QSorn of t#e (Birgtn (Jttdrg/' 

7#£ firs/ Sunday after the Epiphany. 

After His wonderful birth, we come, of course, to our 
Lord's life. Is not this very important to study? 
Yes. 

Why? 

Because it is an example of what a human 
life should be. 

Why besides ? 

Because thus we can make Him our model, 
and see how He acted at all ages and under 
all circumstances. 

Why besides ? 

Because such a person and character are 
their own evidence that He was all that He 
claimed to be. St. John v. 36, vii. 46. 

We see Jesus, then, first a little child. Why was this? 

Because, first, in taking our nature, He had 
to be born of a human parent. 

Why again? 

Because there -was to be no part of our life 
that He did not know. 

Did Adam have any childhood ? 

No; but the second Adam did. 



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Does not this help to make children feel that He is their 
Saviour ? 

What is the first thing we read about Him as a little 
child? 

He -was circumcised on the eighth day. St. 
Luke ii. 21. 
Did God command all Jewish parents to have their chil- 
dren circumcised at that age ? 
Yes. Gen. xvii. 12. 

What does Christ receiving it show us with regard to His 
relation to the law? 

St. Matt. iii. 15, v. 17. 
What was circumcision ? 

A Jewish rite which marked the coming of 
the child into covenant with God. 

What is a covenant ? 

How was the child to be brought up ? 

As one who had been already brought into 
the family of God. 

If God thus provided that children should be received 
into covenant then, what does it teach us about them now ? 

What corresponding rite does it prepare us to expect as 
Christians ? 

Baptism. 
What also does it teach us ? 

That children can receive the blessings of 
God's covenant before they understand their 
nature. 

What is the sort of circumcision that we are to practise ? 
Rom. ii. 29. 



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On what day in our Christian Year was Jesus circumcised ? 
On the Feast of the Circumcision. 

On what day in our civil year does it fall ? 

First day of January, or New Year's Day. 

What besides circumcision did our Lord receive on that 
day? 

His name Jesus. St. Luke ii. 21. 



Note. — Omit as many Sundays after the Epiphany as the date on which Easter 
falls requires, and use them for the extra Sundays after Trinity, as the Rubric directs. 



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Lesson XIX. 

" (g orn of f&e (Pirsitt (gUtg." 

7#£ Second Sunday after the Epiphany. 

What is the next event in our Lord's life ? 

His manifestation to the Wise Men, or Magi. 

On what day do we commemorate this ? 

On the Feast of the Epiphany, the 6th of 
January. 

How many days after Christmas is that? 

Twelve, sometimes called Twelfth Day. 

What does the word " Epiphany " mean? 

Manifestation; because Christ -was then first 
manifested, or made known, to the Gentiles, 
or the world outside of the Holy Land. 

Was this the only Epiphany of Christ the day has refer- 
ence to? 

No: we shall see others later. The name 
was in the plural. 

How was Jesus manifested, or made known, to these men ? 
By the leading of a star. St. Matt. ii. 2, 9. 
(See Collect for Epiphany.) 

Where did they live ? 

Probably in Persia. 

What inquiry did they make when they reached Jerusalem ? 
St. Matt. ii. 2. 



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Who was then king of Judea ? 
Herod. 

What did he do? 

St. Matt. ii. 4. 

What did the chief priests and scribes tell him ? 
St. Matt. ii. 5, 6. 

Was Herod troubled at this? W T hy? 

He feared this new King would take his 
throne from him. 

What did he decide to do ? 

To destroy the new-born King. 

Did the Wise Men find Jesus ? 

Where? 

What did they do when they saw Him ? 
St. Matt. ii. 11. 

Does not this suggest that the whole world was one day 
to do Him homage? 

Does it not tell us to make His name known among all 
nations ? 

Did they return to tell Herod, as he had asked them? 
St. Matt. ii. 12. 

What then did he do ? 

St. Matt. ii. 16-18. 

On what day do we commemorate this ? 

Was the Infant Jesus slain? 
St. Matt. ii. 13, 14. 

What prophecy did this fulfil ? 
St. Matt. ii. 15. 



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Lesson XX. 

"(gorn of $e (girgin (JJtotjj." 

T^ 77;/f<i Sunday after the Epiphany. 

What is the next event recorded in our Lord's life ? 

His Presentation in the Temple. St. Luke 
ii. 22. 

When did this occur? 

Forty days after His birth. 

On what day do we commemorate this ? 

On the Feast of the Presentation, commonly 
called the Purification of St. Mary the Virgin, 
Feb. 2. 

What is another name sometimes given to it? 

Candlemas Day, because a great many can- 
dles were lighted in memory of our Lord, the 
Light of the world, coming to His Temple. 

What was this presentation ? 

Jesus, as being a first-born Son, was pre- 
sented to God, and, according to the law, 
was redeemed from the Temple service by 
the payment of five shekels. St. Luke ii. 23 ; 
Num. xviii. 15, 16. 



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What also was done ? 

Mary presented herself to the Priest, and 
made an offering. 

What was the offering required ? 
Lev. xii. 6. 

What if the person was poor ? 
Lev. xii. 8. 

Which did Mary offer? 

St. Luke ii. 24. 
What happened while they were in the Temple ? 

St. Luke ii. 25-27. 

What did he do and say? 

St. Luke ii. 28, 29, etc. 

What did this song predict ? 

That Christ should be a Light to lighten the 
Gentiles, as well as the glory of His people 
Israel. St. Luke ii. 32. 

Who were the Gentiles? 

All outside of the Jewish nation. 

What does this teach us with regard to Missions ? 

What is this song of Simeon called ? 
The "Nunc Dimittis." 

Do we use it in our Service ? 

Where? 



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Lesson XXI. 

"(got* of ffc (Bit^n (Stotg." 

77>£ Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany. 

Do the Gospels tell us much more about the childhood 
of Jesus ? 

No; very little. 

Do any writings ? 

Yes: the Apocryphal Gospels. 

Are they not very different from the true Gospels ? 
Yes. 

What is the one called which tells about the childhood of 
Jesus ? 

Trie Gospel of trie Infancy. It is full of 
accounts of wonderful but very improbable 
miracles done by Jesus. 

How do we know that none of these are true ? 

Because at the miracle at Cana it is said, 
"This beginning of miracles did Jesus." St. 
John ii. 11. 

What, in general, do the true Gospels tell us ? 

That He came and dwelt at Nazareth. St. 
Matt. ii. 23. 



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What besides? 

That He "grew and waxed strong in spirit, 
filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was 
upon Him." St. Luke ii. 40. 

What besides ? 

That He was subject unto His parents, and 
that He " increased in wisdom and stature, 
and in favor with God and man." Luke ii. 
51, 52. 

What commandment did He thus obey? 

The fifth. 
Was He also the Son of God ? 

Yes, still He was obedient to His parents. 
Was He not very wise ? 

Yes, still He was obedient to His parents. 

Did He not thus do much to make home happy? 

Is He not a good example for all children? 

But do you not think He was happy, and loved to play? 

When God spoke of a happy city, what did He say? 
Zech. viii. 5. 

What, then, does what is told us of Him lead us to 
believe He was as a Child? 

A natural, truthful, happy, manly Boy. 



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Lesson XXII. 

"(gotn oftH (£i?Stn (gtarg-" 

TTte F///J& Sunday after the Epiphany. 

What is the next event in our Lord's life ? 

His going up to Jerusalem to the Feast of 
the Passover. St. Luke ii. 41-51. 

What was the Feast of the Passover ? 

A feast in memory of the delivery of the 
Children of Israel from Egypt. Exod. xii. 26, 
27, 41, 42. 

How old was He when He went? 

What happened when they started to return home ? 

The Child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem. 

Why did not Mary and Joseph know it at first? 

They thought that He was in the company 
with His relatives and friends. 

How did they travel in those days ? 

In large companies, for fear of robbers. 

Where at last did they find Him ? 
St. Luke ii. 46. 

Who were these doctors? 

Men learned in the Law and the Scriptures. 



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How was it that the Child Jesus could astonish them by 
his understanding and answers ? 

Because He was the Son of God. 

What did His Mother say to Him ? 
St. Luke ii. 48. 

What remarkable answer did He make ? 
St. Luke ii. 49. 

What did this mean? 

Cannot every child do something for God ? 



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LESSON XXIH. 

"Q&ornof *0e (ttirsin ($<*£." 

7#£ S/#/# Sunday after the Epiphany. 

When do we hear of Jesus again ? 

Not till He was thirty years old- 
How do we know at what age He began His active 
ministry ? 

St. Luke iii. 23. 

What was probably His occupation? 

St. Mark vi. 3. 

What did He thus teach us about work ? 

That labor is honorable in all men. 

What does the Catechism say about this ? 

Where? 

Last part of "Duty towards our Neighbor." 

When Jesus was about to begin His public work, what 
happened ? 

He was solemnly consecrated to it by 
Baptism. 

Where was He baptized ? 

By whom? 

St. Matt. iii. 13. 



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What wonderful thing happened at His Baptism? 

St. Matt. iii. 16. 
Was this one of the Epiphanies of Christ ? 

Yes, the original one commemorated. St. 
Matt. iii. 17. 
What Baptism was this ? 

The Baptism of John with water unto 
repentance. 
Why was Jesus baptized, when He had no sin ? 

Because He would submit Himself to every 
ordinance which men receive. St. Matt. iii. 15. 

After His Baptism, what did Jesus do ? 

He went into the wilderness. St. Matt. iv. 1. 

Why did He go there ? 

For a season of retirement before He began 
His work. 
How long was He there ? 

St. Matt. iv. 2. 
What season have we like it, and of that length? and 
what is our season for? 

(See Table of Fasts.) 
On what day does it begin ? 

On Ash Wednesday. 
What happened while there ? 

St. Matt. iv. 2-12. 
Of whom was He tempted ? 
Did he succeed in persuading Jesus to do wrong? 

Why did this happen in our Lord's life ? 

Because He would be in all things like us, 
only without sin. Heb. ii. 17, iv. 15. 



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Why besides ? 

So that He may sympathize -with, and suc- 
cor those that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18. 

Does not this story of the temptation make us feel that 
He is very near and real to us ? 

Does God ever let men be tempted beyond what they are 
able to resist? 

1 Cor. x. 13. 

What do we pray in the Litany about our Lord's fasting 
and temptation ? 

What in the Collect for the First Sunday in Lent? 

The Collect for what other Sunday naturally goes with 
these ? 

That for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

What are we taught with regard to prayer because of 
Christ's temptation? 
Heb. iv. 16. 



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Lesson XXIV. 

''Q0orn of t^e (Virgin ®Utg." 

Septuagesima Sunday. 

After the Baptism and the Temptation, what began ? 
Our Lord's public ministry. 

In what part of the Bible do we read about it? 
In the Four Gospels. 

What does ministry mean? 
Service. 

To whom did Jesus minister? 

To all -who needed help in body or soul. Acts 
x. 38. 

What is our duty towards our neighbor ? 

(See answer in Catechism and last six 
Commandments.) 

What is the duty taught in the fifth Commandment? 

What in the sixth ? 

What in the seventh ? eighth ? ninth ? tenth ? 

What was our Lord's summary of the Ten Command- 
ments? 

St. Matt. xxii. 36-41. 

What did Jesus do for the sick? 

St. Matt. iv. 23. 



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What did He do for the ignorant ? 
St. Mark x. 1. 

What did He do for the sorrowful? 
St. Luke vii. 13. 

What did He do for the sinful? 
St. Matt. ix. 2-8. 

What, then, did His ministry chiefly consist in ? 
In teaching, and working miracles. 

How did He teach? 

In conversation and preaching. 

What is the longest so-called sermon we have of His ? 

The Sermon on the Mount. 

With what does that Sermon begin ? 

With, the Beatitudes. St. Matt. v. 2-12. 
What does that mean? 
Read them. 
Is not the whole sermon full of beautiful precepts ? 

Did ever any other words equal them ? 

(Contrast -with sayings of other great 
teachers.) 



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Lesson XXV. 

"QSotn of ffc (girgin ®Xarg." 

Sexagesima Sunday. 

How else did He teach and preach? 

By parables. St. Matt. xiii. 3. 

What is a parable ? 

An earthly story having a heavenly meaning. 

Give some examples. 

How else did He teach? 

By His beautiful life and example. 

What were His miracles ? 

Works that were wonderful because out of 
the ordinary course of things as we see and 
know them. 

Give some examples. 

What was the first miracle that He performed ? 

Turning the water into wine at Cana. St. 
John ii. 1-12. 

Was this one of the Epiphanies of Christ? 
Yes. St. John ii. 11. 

Do the miracles alone, prove that Christ was what He 
claimed to be? 

No, not alone. They were the natural acts of 
One who was the Son of God. 



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Was not Christ wonderful in Himself ? 

To what, then, should we chiefly point men ? 
To Him. 

Does He Himself sometimes appeal to His miracles ? 
Yes. 

How long did His ministry last? 

About three years. 

Why is nothing said in the Creed about all this life of 
Christ which we have been studying? 

Because it tells us as briefly as possible 
trie chief things which a Christian ought to 
know and believe. 

What do we come to next in the Creed ? 

To our Lord's suffering ministry. 

How is this expressed ? 
(See next lesson.) 



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Lesson XXVI, 

44 ^uffereb unber (J)onfiu0 Qptfdfe/' 

Quinquagesima Sunday. 

Had any thing been said beforehand about the sufferings 
of Christ? 

Yes : not only should the seed of the woman 
bruise the serpent's head, but the serpent 
should bruise His heel. Gen. iii. 15. See also 
Isa. liii. 3-10; Zech. xiii. 6, 7; Ps. ii. 1, 2. 

Did He suffer only at the close of His active ministry ? 
No : His life was one of suffering. 

How did He suffer? 

In both body and soul. 

How did He suffer in body before His final sufferings ? 
He was an hungered. St. Matt. iv. 2. 
He had not where to lay His head. St. 
Matt. viii. 20. 
He -was weary. St. John iv. 6. 

How did He suffer in soul before His final sufferings ? 
He was persecuted. St. John viii. 59. 
He was despised. St. Luke xvi. 14; St. 
Matt. xiii. 55-57. 
He was rejected. St. John i. 11, xii. 37. 
He was disappointed. St. John v. 40. 
He was bereaved. St. John xi. 35. 



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He felt for every sorrow and pain. 

And all the time, though He was perfectly- 
holy, He lived in a world -where sin was all 
around Him. 

Would not this be suffering to such a Being? 

Would it not be to a very good person to live in the midst 
of wickedness and sin ? 
How much more to Him ! 

Did He not experience almost every form of human 
suffering ? 

Does not this make Him very dear to those who suffer? 

What is said in one place about sufferings and Christ? 
Heb. ii. 9, 10. 

What sufferings in particular does the Creed refer to ? 

Those connected with His crucifixion and 
death. 

Is our faith especially directed to these ? 

Yes. 

By whom ? 

By the prophets. Ps. xxii. ; Isa. liii. ; Dan. 
ix. 26. 
By Himself. St. Matt. xvi. 21, xx. 18, 19. 

What do you notice about the space given to the account 
of them in the Gospels ? 

A very large part of each Evangelist, and 
much in detail. 

What does this show about their importance ? 



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Lesson XXVII. 

"^uffereb unber (pontiw (piMt" 

The First Sunday in Lent. 

How did Jesus suffer in body during His Passion ? 

He was scourged and spit upon. St. Matt, 
xxvii. 26, 30. 

He was mocked, and crowned with, thorns. 
St. Matt, xxvii. 29. 

He -was smitten in the face and on the 
head. St. Mark xiv. 65, xv. 19. 

He was made to carry His own cross. St. 
John xix. 17. 

He thirsted. St. John xix. 28. 

He was crucified, — a most painful death. 
St. Matt, xxvii. 35. 
Were there any types in the Old Testament of His death 
by crucifixion? 

Yes. Gen. xxii. 6; Num. xxi. 9; St. John 
iii. 14. 
How did He suffer in soul ? 

At the thought that one of His own disci- 
ples should betray Him. St. Matt. xxvi. 21. 

That all His disciples should forsake Him. 
St. Matt. xxvi. 31. 

In the Garden in His agony, bearing the 
sins of the world. St. Matt. xxvi. 38 ; St. Luke 
xxii. 44. 



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Seized as though He were a malefactor. St. 
Matt. xxvi. 55. 

Denied by Peter. St. Matt. xxvi. 70, 75. 

Crucified between two malefactors. Isa. 
liii. 12. 

In the feeling which made Him cry out, 
"My God, my God! why hast Thou forsaken 
Me?" St. Matt, xxvii. 46. 

What do we call His sufferings ? 
His Passion. 

When do we especially remember them ? 

On Passion Sunday and during Holy Week. 

By what name do we call Thursday in Holy Week ? 
Maundy Thursday. 

What does that mean ? 

Day of the command. 
What command ? 

" Do this in remembrance of Me." 

What was it, then, that our Lord instituted on that day ? 
The Lord's Supper. 

Why was the sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained ? 
(See Catechism and the other questions 
there.) 
By what name do we call Friday in Holy Week ? 

Under whom did Christ suffer ? 

Under Pontius Pilate. 
Who was he ? 

The Roman Governor at Jerusalem. 

How did it happen that the Romans were ruling in Judea? 
They had conquered the Jews. 



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How long ago did Pontius Pilate rule ? 

A little more than eighteen centuries. 

Do we know this from any other history than that of the 
Bible? 

Why is it said in the Creed that Christ suffered under 
him? 

To date the fact, and to show that Christ's 
death was not only a fact of religious belief, 
but an historical fact also, — a fact in the 
world's history. 

Do we use similar language about other events ? 

Yes: we say, for example, such or such an 
event happened in the reign of Henry VIII. 

Did you ever see Henry VIII. ? 

Do you not believe he lived and reigned? 

Did you ever see Pontius Pilate ? 

Do you not believe he lived and reigned ? 

Why in each case ? 

Why is it important to declare Christ's sufferings as an 
historical fact? 

Because it enables us to think of Him as a 
Person, and because there are those who are 
in this way led to believe. 



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Lesson XXVIII. 

"^uffeteb unber $oxiHub Qpifdfe/' 

7#£ Second Sunday in Lent. 

What suffering followed the agony in the Garden ? 

The betrayal. 
By whom was Jesus betrayed ? 

With what? 

St. Luke xxii. 47, 48. 

What was the sin of Judas ? 

Covetousness. 
How do you know? 

St. John xii. 4-7 ; St. Matt. xxvi. 14-17. 

Did it not add much to the sufferings of Christ that one 
of His own disciples should betray Him? 

Can we ever do any thing like it ? 

How? 

After the betrayal what followed ? 
Trie trial. 

Before whom was Jesus tried? 

Before three different persons, — the High 
Priest, Herod, Pilate. 



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What famous picture represents one of these trials ? 

Did they find Him guilty? 
St. Joh.ii xix. 4, 6. 

Why, then, did Pilate permit His crucifixion ? 

He was afraid of the people, and considered 
himself. 

Who stirred up the people against Jesus ? 
St. Matt, xxvii. 20. 

What suffering followed the trial ? 

The scourging and the crown of thorns. 



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Lesson XXIX. 

"<W<xb Crucifteb, ©ect& anb QjSuneb." 

7#£ 7#/r<2 Sunday in Lent. 

What strikes you in this sentence of the Creed ? 

Tlie way in which the word is added to a 
word expressing a similar thought. 

Why was this ? 

First, because each does express a thought of 
its own. 

Second, in order to make us realize that Christ 
did really die. 

Why is this important ? 

So that at His Resurrection we may believe 
that it was the resurrection of One -who had 
been truly dead. 

First, then, He was crucified. What was crucifixion? 

Nailing the hands and feet to a cross, and 
then setting it up in the ground, the weight 
of the body being partly supported by a small 
shelf or seat. 

Was it not considered a disgraceful as well as painful 
punishment? 

Deut. xxi. 23; Gal. iii. 13. 



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Was it foretold that Christ should thus suffer and die? 

Ps. xxii. 16, 17. 
Is this prophecy referred to in the New Testament? 

Yes. St. John xix. 37. 
Was He crucified alone? 

No. St. Matt, xxvii. 38. 
Why was this ? 

To add to the shame of his death. Isa. liii. 
3, 12. 

Did Jesus speak while He was upon the Cross ? 

Yes. 
How many times ? 

Seven. 
Did these words show thought for Himself, or for others? 

First, for others. 
What does this teach us ? 
What were the seven words from the Cross ? 

Where was Jesus crucified ? 

Outside of Jerusalem, at a place called Gol- 
gotha, or Calvary. 

On what day was Jesus crucified ? 

On Friday. St. John xix. 31. 

What do we call that day now? 
Good Friday, 

Why do we call it that ? 

What is intended to help in keeping that day in mind ? 
Friday in each week is a Fast Day. 

What besides ? 

The Holy Communion. 1 Cor. xi. 26. 



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At what hour was Jesus crucified ? 

Sometime between the third hour and the 
sixth hour. 

What part of the day was this, according to our time ? 
Between nine and twelve o'clock. 

What was the Jewish day ? 

From six o'clock in the morning to six in the 
evening. 

What happened at the sixth hour, or noon? 
St. Luke xxiii. 44. 

How long did He remain on the Cross ? 

Until the ninth hour, or three o'clock. 



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Lesson XXX. 

44C W<x* Ctuctfteb, ©eab anb QSutteb/' 

77>£ Fourth Sunday in Lent. Mid-Lent Sunday, or 
Sunday of Refection or Refreshment. 

What happened at about the ninth hour? 
Jesus died. 

How do we know this ? 

St. Matt, xxvii. 50; St. John xix. 33, 34. 

What happened at the same time ? 
St. Matt, xxvii. 51. 

What is death? 

Separation of soul and body. 

Was His death in this respect like ours ? 
Yes. St. Luke xxiii. 46. 

What does it mean when it says that He gave up the 
ghost ? 

That He gave up His spirit. 

Was Jesus obliged to suffer and die ? 
No. 

How do you know this? 
St. John x. 17, 18. 



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Why, then, did He suffer and die ? 

To take away our sins. 
What does the Nicene Creed say here ? 

"And -was crucified also for us." 

Was it not the will of the Father? 
Yes. St. Jotin iii. 16. 

W T as it not the will of the Son ? 
Yes. Gal. ii. 20. 

Were not these one ? 
Yes. 

If it was thus perfectly voluntary, could it be cruel ? 
No. 

What is said about the Father's will? 
Ezek. xviii. 23. 

What about Christ's ? 
Heb. x. 10. 

How does He take away our sins ? 

God forgives us for Cnrist's sake. Eph. iv. 
32. 

In what other sense does Christ take away our sins ? 

His love for us makes us love Him; and 
so -we try to be "without sin, as He was. 



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Lesson XXXI. 

"Was Ctucifteb, ©eab dnb QBurieb." 

7Tb^ F#3fib Sunday in Lent. Passion Sunday. 

Was His dying necessary to His saving us ? 

Yes. Lev. xvii. 11, 14 ; Heb. ii. 14, ix. 15, 16. 

Was it only His death that saves us ? 

No, but also His taking our nature upon 
Him, and living our life, and in it dying unto 
sin, giving Himself for the life of the world. 
St. Matt. xx. 28; Gal. ii. 20. 

What do we call Jesus' death ? 

A sacrifice for sin. Heb. x. 12. (See sentence 
in the Communion Office.) 

By what other name is this called ? 
Atonement. 

Why is it called that? 

Because it was to set God and man at one. 

Can we understand the atonement? 

No. We only know that through Christ all 
may be saved. 






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Of what is the Cross the sign of, since Christ hung 
upon it ? 

Of His love even unto death. It is used on 
Churches and in Baptism. 

Are we bidden to imitate the self-sacrifice of Christ ? 
Yes. St. Matt. xvi. 24. 

Can we crucify Jesus now ? 
Heb. vi. 6. 

What became of the body of Christ after He died ? 
It was laid in the tomb. 

When was it laid in the tomb ? 
Friday night. 

Was not this an additional proof that He had really died? 
Is the burial of Christ ever mentioned as a part of the 
Gospel? 

Yes. Acts xiii. 29 ; 1 Cor. xv. 4. 

What did the Jews do to make sure that His disciples 
should not come and steal His body away ? 
Matt, xxvii. 65, 66. 

What did they fear? 

That they would say He had risen. 

Did our Lord's body see corruption? 
No. Ps. xvi. 10; Acts ii. 31. 

What has His burial done for us ? 

It has made the grave a place where He 
has been. 

And what is one petition in our Litany in regard to it? 
Does not this make death less to be dreaded by us ? 
Is it not less hard to lay our friends in the grave ? 



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i Are we, in the use of any means of grace, said to be 
buried with Christ? 

Yes, in Baptism. Rom. vi. 4 ; Col. ii. 12. 

How must baptized persons be afterwards buried with 
Him? 

By continually mortifying all their evil and 
corrupt affections. (See Collect for Easter Eve.) 

What, then, will the Christian's grave be ? 
See Collect for Easter Eve. 



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Lesson XXXII. 

"ge ©eacenbeb info JJeE" 

77?£ Sunday next before Easter. Palm Sunday. 

You have said that our Lord's body was laid in the tomb. 
What became of His soul, or spirit? 

The Creed says, He — that is, His soul — de- 
scended into hell. 

What do you mean by " He descended into hell " ? 

The word "hell" here used is the English for 
the Greek word " Hades," which means the 
unseen or hidden place. 

It does not mean the place of punishment, 
for -which a different Greek -word (" Gehenna") is 
always used, but the place of departed spirits. 

Is it used in this sense in the Creed ? 

Yes. (See Rubric before the Creed in the 
Prayer-Book. ) 

In saying, then, " He descended into hell," what do we 
mean? 

That His soul, separated from His body, went 
where souls are after death. 

How do we know that our Lord went there ? 
St. Luke xxiii. 43. 



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How besides ? 

Acts ii. 25-31 ; 1 Pet. iii. 19. 

What did the word " Paradise" mean? 

Literally, "a. walled garden;" hence Garden 
of Eden, sometimes called Paradise. 

What did the Jews understand by it ? 

It was a term applied by them to that part 
of Hades containing the souls of the blessed 
after death. 

Why did the soul of Jesus go there ? 

To show that He had a soul like ours. 

Why besides ? 

That He might in death also, be like us. 
Heb. ii. 17. 

Why besides ? 

Perhaps to tell those there that He had died 
for them. 1 Pet. iii. 18-20. 

Who are now in the place where Jesus went ? 
All the good who have ever died. 

Are there any others to go there ? 

Yes : all the good who are yet to die. 

How ought we, then, to think of those who have died the 
death of the righteous? 

As in happiness and peace. 

How long will they remain there ? 
Until the resurrection. 

Why do we believe that there is a period or state be- 
tween death and resurrection? 

Because it was so with Christ. 



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When the good die, then, where do their souls go ? 

To trie place of departed spirits, or Paradise. 

When the wicked die, where do their souls go ? 
Also to a place of waiting. 

What do they both wait for? 

Trie resurrection and the judgment. 
On what day do we commemorate Christ's body in the 
tomb and His soul in Hades ? 

On Easter Even. 



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Lesson XXXIII. 

"tfc Gfibxt ©*g Jge rose <x$<xin from %. 

What do you mean by " the third day "_? 

We mean on the third day, counting the day 
of the crucifixion the first. 

How long, then, was Christ's body in the tomb ? 

From Friday night until the morning of the 
first day in the week, or one -whole day and 
part of two others. 

What had our Lord said about this ? 

St. John ii. 19; St. Matt, xxvii. 63. 

Did it not come to pass, then, just as He had said? 

What, then, do we say happened on the third day? 
He rose again from the dead. 

What is the language of the Nicene Creed here ? 

"And the third day He rose again, according 
to the Scriptures." 

On what day do we commemorate this event in our 
Lord's life? 

Easter Day. 

What day of the week was it? 

The first. St. Matt, xxviii. 1. 



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Which day is that ? 
Sunday. 

By what other name do we sometimes call it ? 

The Lord's Day. 

Why do we keep Sunday ? 

Because our Lord rose on that day. 

Is not each Sunday, then, a sort of Easter ? 

What does Keble call Sunday ? 

(See "Christian Year" for Easter Day.) 

With what day, in the Jewish Church, does our Easter 
correspond ? 

The Feast of the Passover. 

What did that commemorate ? 

Exod. xii. 11, 13, 14, 17, xiv. 

What deliverance does Easter commemorate ? 

What days follow Easter? 

Monday and Tuesday in Easter week. 

What others ? 

Five Sundays after Easter. 

What are these days for? 

They cover the period to the Ascension, and 
on them we are to think further about the 
great truth of the Resurrection. 

What one word expresses rising from the dead ? 
Resurrection. 

What do we mean by " resurrection " ? 

Literally, a rising again, but especially after 
death, the coming to life again by the re-union 
of soul and body. 



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Did any one see the Resurrection of Christ? 
No. 

How, then, did the disciples know it had occurred? 

It was announced by the angel. St. Matt, 
xxviii. 6, 7. 

How besides ? 

They found the stone rolled away, and the 
sepulchre empty. 

How besides ? 

They saw Him after He had risen. 

Did He show Himself to all the people ? 
Acts x. 41. 



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Lesson XXXIV. 

"ZU tfyixb ©ag J) e rose again from f0e 

<S)eae." 

The First Sunday after Easter. Low Sunday, or 
Sunday of Albs. 

Were there many appearances ? 

Yes, as many as twelve are recorded to dif- 
ferent persons at different times. St. Matt. 
xxviii. 9, 16; St. Mark xvi. 9; 1 Cor. xv. 5-8. 

What did these appearances show? 

That our Lord's risen body was a real body 
and not a spirit. St. Luke xxiv. 37-39, 43. 

That it was the same body which had been 
crucified. St. John xx. 27. 

What besides? 

That yet it was in some respects changed. 
They did not know Him. St. Luke xxiv. 16. 
He came and went, the doors being closed: 
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What other reason have we for believing that Christ rose ? 
Tiie testimony of His enemies. Matt, xxviii. 
11-15. 

What other? 

Tiie observance of the first day in the week 
as Sunday. 
What other? 

Tiie great change in the Apostles, and the 
existence and growth of the Church. 

What other? 

The power Christ is in the lives of men 
to-day. 

When Peter and John went into the sepulchre, what 
evidence did they find that the body had not been stolen 
away? 

Order, and no signs of haste. St. John xx. 
6, 7. 
Was not the Resurrection a very important fact? 

Yes: it was the great miracle, the keystone 
of the Christian faith. 

What does St. Paul say about it ? 

1 Cor. xv. 14-21. 
What was the great truth the apostles preached ? 

Acts iv. 33, xvii. 18. 
What, in the first place, does it show us about Christ? 

It shows us His Godhead. Rom. i. 4 ; St. 
John ii. 19-21, x. 18. 

What besides ? 

It is the sign and seal of the acceptance of 
the sacrifice He offered on the Cross. Rom. iv. 
25; 1 Cor. xv. 56, 57. 



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What besides ? 

That He conquered the last great enemy, 
Death. Acts ii. 24. 

If He had not risen, what do you think would have be- 
come of His disciples and of His kingdom ? 



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Lesson XXXV. 

"€U tftixb ©ag ge rose again from t0e 

' <©eab." 

7^ Second Sunday after Easter. Sunday of the 
"Bon Pasteur. 

What does our Lord's Resurrection teach us about our- 
selves ? 

That we, too, are to rise. 

In how many senses is a resurrection of ourselves spoken 
of? 

In two senses, — one a present, and the other 
a future. 

What are these ? 

First, a spiritual resurrection, a resurrection 
of the soul. 

What is this sometimes called ? 

The first resurrection. Rev. xx. 5, 6. 
What did we say resurrection was ? 

A passing from death to life. 

What, then, is the resurrection of the soul ? 

It is the soul passing from death unto life. 



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But what do we mean by the soul being dead ? What is 
the death of the soul? 

The death, of the soul is sin. Eph. ii. 1. 
The soul of a good Christian is not dead, but 

alive. 

If, then, resurrection is a passing from death to life, what 
is the resurrection of the soul ? 

It is the soul passing from sin to holiness. 
Eph. ii. 4, 5. 

What does our Lord say of this resurrection of dead 
souls ? 

St. John v. 24. 

Does it take place in this world ? 
Yes. St. John v. 25. 

To what dead does our Lord here refer? 

To those dead in trespasses and sins. 
How do you know? 

Because He says that it "now is/' St. John 
v. 25. 

And does He not immediately after speak of the other 
resurrection, — that of the body ? 
Yes. St. John v. 28, 29. 

Do the apostles speak of this change in people as a 
resurrection ? 
Yes. 

Where? 

Eph. ii. 5, 6, 7; Col. ii. 13, hi. 1. 
What other passages contain the same thought ? 

Rom. iv. 25, vi. 11. 



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Lesson XXXVI. 

"Gfit €§xxb ©ag %i rose again from t§e 

77?£ 77?/r<2 Sunday after Easter. 

By what other name does our Lord call this resurrection 
of the soul? 

Trie new birth.. St. John iii. 5. 

What are we to die unto ? 
Sin. 

Is this enough ? 

No: we must be alive unto God. Rom. vi. 11. 
What is it to be alive unto God ? 

To be living unto Him ; that is, in His service, 
and a holy life. Col. iii. 1-3; Eph. iv. 20-32. 

Who makes us alive unto God ? 
Gal. ii. 20. 

How do we know that Christ alone does this ? 
St. John vi. 48, xi. 25, xiv. 6. 

What is our part in securing this life ? 
Faith in Him. 

What besides ? 

Receiving holy Baptism. St. Mark xvi. 16. 



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How do we support and nourish this life ? 
By the means of grace. 

What are some of these ? 

Prayer, reading of God's Word, worship, 
preaching, and chiefly the Holy Communion. 

What prayer is given in the Catechism as an example of 
what our prayers should be ? 
The Lord's Prayer. 

What, then, does all this show? 

The importance of Christian character. 

Should not our belief result in this ? 

Yes. Jas. ii. 26. 
Is not this the resurrection of the soul ? 

Yes. 



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Lesson XXXVII. 
"Gftt £§irb ©<*£ %*> ro0e *5** n f rom $1 

' <2>eab." 

7#£ Fourth Sunday after Easter. 

In what other sense is a resurrection of ourselves spoken 
of? 

Secondly, in the future, — the resurrection of 
our bodies. 

What is our great reason for believing in this ? 
Christ's Resurrection in His body. 

What does St. Paul call Christ? 

The first-fruits of them that slept. 1 Cor. xv. 
20-23. 

What does he mean by this ? 
Lev. xxiii. 9-11. 

What do we say in the Creed about this resurrection ? 

[We shall study it more fully under that article.] 

So we see that all our best hopes, here and hereafter, 
depend on the Resurrection of Christ. 

Is it any wonder we are very joyful at Easter, and that 
we have beautiful music and flowers ? 



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And what should we try to do ? 

To forsake our sins, and live as children of 
the Resurrection. 

How long did our Lord remain upon the earth after His 
Resurrection ? 

Forty days. Acts i. 3. 

What are these days sometimes called ? 

The Great Forty Days. 
Was our Lord visibly with His disciples all this time ? 

No ; He would appear, and then disappear. 

What was the purpose of this period ? 

It seems to have had several purposes. 

What was the first? 

It was one great evidence that He had risen. 

What was another? 

It showed something of the nature of the 
resurrection body. 

What was another? 

It was an opportunity for teaching His disci- 
ples many things about His Church and their 
work. Acts 1. 3. 

What special commission did He give them? 
St. Matt, xxviii. 19, 20. 

Are there not two very encouraging sayings of our Lord 
in connection with this commission ? 

Yes. 

What are they? 

St. Matt, xxviii. 18, 20. 



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Lesson XXXVIII. 

" J5 e GM* 1 ^ into %tmxi" 

The Fifth Sunday after Easter. Rogation Sunday. 

At the end of the forty days, what occurred ? 
Our Saviour ascended into heaven. 

Had this been foretold ? 
Yes. Ps. lxviii. 18. 

How do we know this refers to Christ's Ascension ? 
Eph. iv. 8, 9, 10. 

Had Christ Himself foretold it? 

Yes. St. John vi. 62, vii. 33, xiv. 28, xvi. 5, 
xx. 17. 

Where was He when the Ascension took place ? 

Near Bethany, and the Mount of Olives, bt. 
Luke xxiv. 50; Acts i. 12. 

What great difference do you notice between the Resur- 
rection and the Ascension? 

The Resurrection no one saw : the Ascension 
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Why was this ? 

To know that He had risen, it was not 
necessary to see Him rise, but only to see Him 
after He had risen. 

To know -what had become of Him when He 
ascended, He must be seen to ascend. 
Who was taken up into heaven in Old-Testament times? 
Enoch. Gen. v. 24. Elijah. 2 Kings ii. 1.1. 

What reason have we for thinking that the Church regards 
Elijah's ascension as a type of Christ's? 

It is read as the lesson for Ascension Day. 

On what condition only did Elijah say that a double por- 
tion of his spirit should rest upon Elisha? 

That he should see him when he -was taken 
from him. 2 Kings ii. 10. 

Did he see him? 

Yes. 2 Kings ii. 12. 

Did our Lord take pains that His disciples should be 
present when He ascended ? 

Yes. St. Luke xxiv. 50. 

What was He doing when He began to ascend ? 

He was in the act of blessing His disciples. 
St. Luke xxiv. 50, 51. 

Did they see Him parted from them? 

Yes. St. Luke xxiv. 50, 51. Acts i. 9, 11. 

What received Him out of their sight ? 
A cloud. Acts i. 9. 

He did not, then, suddenly disappear or vanish, as a 
spirit might ? 
No. 



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Did any one tell them where He had gone ? 
Yes. Acts i. 10, 11. 

Has any one ever seen Him since ? 

"Yes. Acts vii. 55, ix. 17 ; 1 Cor. xv. 8 ; Rev. 
i. 12, 13. 

What did Christ say about His disciples' seeing Him ? 

St. John xvi. 16. 
Is the word translated "see " the same in both places? 

No ; one means bodily sight, the other spir- 
itual. 

In what body did Christ ascend ? 

In the same body and with the same soul 
that became His at His birth. (See Fourth 
Article of Religion, in Prayer-Book. ) 

Will He be always man ? 

Yes ; in Him our human nature is forever 
joined to the Divine. 

What does this teach us? 

That He has thus exalted our nature. 
What besides ? 

It shows what is possible for us through 
Him. 

Is not this very inspiring? 
Why did Christ ascend ? 

For several purposes. 
First, as regards Himself : — 

To receive, with the human nature He had 
taken, the glory which He had with the 
Father before the world -was. St. John xvii. 5. 
To be the Head over all things to the Church. 
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Second, as regards us : — 

To lift up our hearts and our minds. (See 
Collect for Ascension Day.) 

To exalt us unto the same place. Heb. vi. 20. 
(See Collect for Sunday after Ascension.) 

To appear in Heaven as our High Priest. 
Heb. iv. 14. 

To send the Holy Ghost. St. John xvi. 7. 

To prepare a place for us. St. John xiv. 2. 

What, as our High Priest, does He do in heaven for us ? 
He intercedes for us. Heb. vii. 25. 

What typified Christ's entering into heaven, in the service 
of the Tabernacle ? 

The High Priest entering within the veil 
once a year. Lev. xvi. 15. 

How does Christ intercede for us ? 

By His presence there in the body that had 
been crucified. 

What do we read that St. John saw Him to be like ? 
A Lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6. 

How besides? 

By His prayers, and by presenting ours. Heb. 
vii. 25 ; 1 John ii. 1 ; Rev. viii. 3, 4. 

What makes this intercession of Christ especially dear to 
us? 

The knowledge that we have a Friend in 
heaven who can feel for our infirmities, be- 
cause He has lived our life. Heb. iv. 15, 16. 

Do we plead Christ's sacrifice here on earth ? 
Yes. 



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When? 

Whenever we say "For Christ's sake," at the 
end of our prayers. 

When besides ? 

In the Holy Communion, when we say, ""We 
do celebrate and make here before Thy Divine 
Majesty . . . the memorial Thy Son hath com- 
manded us to make." 

Is this a repetition of Christ's sacrifice ? 

No. Heb. vii. 27, ix. 26, 28. See language of 
Communion Service, "Who made there," etc. 

Are we to ascend? 

Yes. 

How and when? 

In one sense we have already, in that our 
nature has ascended in Christ. 

How besides? 

We are to ascend in heart and mind. Phil, 
hi. 20. (See Collect for Ascension Day.) 

How besides? 

After the Resurrection. 1 Thess. iv. 16, 17. 

What, then, ought we to do in the mean time ? 
Col. hi. 2; Heb. xii. 2. 

On what day do we commemorate our Lord's Ascension ? 
Ascension Day. 

How many days is it after Easter? 

Forty. 

What day of the week is it? 
Thursday. 



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What do we sometimes call that Thursday ? 
Holy Thursday. 

Is it not a very important day ? 

Yes; and so the Church, has appointed Proper 
Psalms and Proper Preface in the Communion 
Office. 

What do we call the Sunday following that day? 
The Sunday after Ascension. 

What is the purpose of it? 

That we may dwell on the truth of the As- 
cension. 



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Lesson XXXIX. 

"®n*> Bittety on f^e (Rig^f fanb of <£ofc f0e 
Saf^er $fmtgfftg; from f^ence ^e 00aff come 
fo jt&ge f^e Qutcft anb f^e ©eab." 

77?£ Sunday after Ascension Day. Expectation Sunday. 

We have seen that Christ is our Great High Priest in 
heaven ; what also is he there ? 

King of kings, and Lord of lords. Heb. i. 8; 
Rev. xix. 16. 

After whose order was He an High Priest ? 
After the order of Melchisedec, who was priest 
and king. Heb. vii. 1-3. 

What do we mean when we say that He sitteth on the 
right hand of God? 

We mean two tilings : — 

First, that He has the most exalted place in 
the universe. Eph. i. 20-22 ; St. John xvii. 5. 
Second, that He is there to remain. 

Observe how carefully the Creed passes here to the pres- 
ent tense. It said " ascended:" it now says "sitteth" 
Why is this? 

To show that He is now there living and 
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Of what is Christ King? 

Of all tilings. (See Longfellow's "King Robert 
of Sicily.") 

Do we see, yet, all things put under Him, as they will one 
day be ? 

No. Heb. ii. 8. 

What promise have we of this ? 
1 Cor. xv. 25. 

How long will he reign ? 

Forever. Rev. xi. 15. 

What does the Nicene Creed say here ? 

"Whose kingdom shall have no end." 

What does Christ's Kingship at the right hand of God 
teach us ? 

That He rules and is directing every thing, 
and that nothing contrary to Him can ever 
permanently succeed. 

Should not this fill us with confidence and strength ? 
Yes. 

You say, " From thence He shall come to judge the quick 
and the dead." From whence? 

From the right hand of the Father. 

What did the angels who appeared at the Ascension say 
to the disciples ? 

Acts i. 11. 

Had it been otherwise foretold that Christ should come 
again ? 

Yes. 



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By whom ? 

By Christ Himself. St. Matt. xxiv. 45-51, 
xxvi. 64 ; St. John ; xiv. 2, 3. 

How will Christ's second coming differ from His first ? 

He came at first in great humility. He will 
come in glorious majesty. Dan. vii. 13, 14 ; St. 
Matt. xvi. 27; St. Luke ix. 26. (See Collect for 
first Sunday in Advent.) 

What is the language of the Nicene Creed here ? 

" And He shall come again with glory to 
judge both the quick and dead."* 

When will He come ? 

At the Last Day. 

Do we know when that will be ? 
No. St. Matt. xxiv. 36. 

Does this mean that Christ is not with us now, and con- 
tinually coming to us ? 
No. 

What then? 

That He will come in a special sense, and for 
a special purpose. 

For what purpose ? 

To judge the quick and dead. 

Who is to be the Judge ? 

Christ. St. John v. 22, 27; Acts xvii. 31. 
Comp. Rom. ii. 16 ; 2 Cor. v. 10. 

Why? 

St. John v. 27. 



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Is not this a fact full of comfort? 

Yes; for He knows our nature, and lias ex- 
perienced our temptations. 

Whom is He to judge? 

The quick and dead. 2 Tim. iv. 1 ; 1 Pet. iv. 
5 ; 1 Cor. xv. 51 ; Rev. xx. 12. 

What do you mean by the quick? 

The living. 1 Thess. iv. 17. 

To what will this judgment extend ? 

To thoughts. 1 Cor. iv. 5 ; Rom. ii. 16. "Words. 
St. Matt. xii. 36. Actions. 2 Cor. v. 10; Rev. 
xx. 13. 

Are we not, then, really determining now what the judg- 
ment shall be? 
Yes. 

What shall then become of the wicked and the good ? 

St. Matt. xxv. 46. 

To what are we to look forward ? 

Not to death, but to Christ's coming. St. 
Luke xii. 36. 

Is the coming of Christ to be sudden ? 

Yes. St. Matt. xxiv. 27, 43, 44; St. Luke xii. 
39, 40, xxi. 35. 

What, then, should we be doing? 

St. Matt. xxiv. 42; 1 John iii. 2, 3 ; 2 Pet. 
iii. 14. 

What does our Lord say of the so doing? 
St. Matt. xxiv. 46. 



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How ought we to be living ? 

As though, we might have, any day, to meet 
our Judge. 

What should be our prayer? 

" We believe that Thou shalt come to be our 
Judge. We therefore pray Thee, help Thy ser- 
vants -whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy 
precious blood." (See Te Deum.) 

How should those who love the Lord Jesus feel about His 
coming again ? 

St. Paul calls it a blessed hope. Tit. ii. 13. 

During what season in our Christian year do we especially 
think of His coming? 
Advent. 



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Lesson XL. 

"3 (gefim in i$t %d% 0M" 

Whitsun Day. 

We come now to the third general division of the Creed. 
Of whom does it tell? 

Of trie Holy Ghost, the Third Person of the 
ever-blessed Trinity. 

Why are the words " I believe in " repeated here? 

Because it is a new division, and so much. 
has intervened ; and to express our belief in the 
Holy Ghost as fully as in the Father or the 
Son. 

What do you notice first about what you now say? 

That it speaks of the Holy Ghost as a Divine 
Person. 

What reasons are there for believing this ? 

He is so spoken of in the Bible. 

He is the Comforter. St. John xiv. 26. He 
comes. St. John xvi. 7. He intercedes. Rom. 
viii. 26. He is grieved. Eph. iv. 30. 

He is, then, something more than a mere influence? 
Yes. 



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Who is He? 

He is God the Spirit. 

Are as great things said of Him as of the Father and the 
Son? 

Yes. He is eternal, Heb. ix. 14 ; omniscient, 
1 Cor. ii. 10 ; omnipotent, Luke i. 35 ; had part 
with the Son in creation, Gen. i. 2 ; to sin 
against Him is to sin against God, Acts v. 3, 4 ; 
into His name we are baptized, St. Matt, xxviii. 
-19. 

What is the language of the Nicene Creed here ? 

He is called the Lord, and is worshipped as 
such. "And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the 
Lord and Giver of life, "Who proceedeth from 
the Father and the Son, Who with the Father 
and the Son together is worshipped and glori- 
fied, Who spake by the prophets." 

The Nicene Creed at first ended with the words, " Holy 
Ghost." When and why was the rest added? 

At the Second General Council of Constanti- 
nople (381), to meet the heresy of Macedonius, 
who denied the divinity of the Holy Ghost. 
The words, "And from the Son," were added 
later, probably at Council of Toledo (589). They 
have never been accepted by the Eastern 
Church. 

Why do we say He is holy? 

Because He is holy in Himself. Rom. i. 4. 

Why besides ? 

Because He makes us holy. Rom. xv. 16. 

What does the word " Ghost " mean? 
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Can we see Him ? 

No. 

Is he therefore any less real ? 

No. Many things are real that we cannot 
see, — wind, electricity. 

Did he ever appear in bodily form ? 

Yes. St. Matt. iii. 16 ; Acts ii. 3. 

Why in the form of a dove ? 
Why in the form of tongues of fire ? 
On what day did this last appearance occur ? 
On the Day of Pentecost. 

What does " Pentecost " mean? 
Fiftieth. 

Fiftieth day after what ? 

The Resurrection, or Easter Day. 

What do we call this day ? 
Whitsun Day. 

What does this name mean ? f 

It is probably from the German, meaning 
fiftieth. 

How many days was it after the Ascension ? 
Is Christ absent from the world now ? 

No ; He is present by His Spirit. 

In whose name is the Holy Ghost sent? 

In Christ's name. St. John xiv. 26. 

What did we see the title " Christ " means? 
Anointed. 



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Under what dispensation are we now living? 

The Dispensation of the Spirit ; and this is 
the revelation of Christ, the Son of God and the 

Son of man. 

On what other days is it meant that we shall think further 
about the gift of the Holy Ghost ? 

Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun "Week. 

What are the offices of the Holy Ghost? That is, what 
is He to us, and what does He do for us ? 
They are very many. 
How can we conveniently divide them ? 

Into two classes: His works on behalf of the 
Church, the Body of Christ ; His works on be- 
half of each individual soul. 

Are not these much intermingled ? 

Yes ; and therefore we must not try too much 
to separate them. 

Do not all the remaining articles of the Creed relate to 
His work? 

Yes ; and so we shall study many of them 
Vnder these heads. 

Let us see here more especially what are His works on 
behalf of individuals. Baptism, Confirmation, and Com- 
munion relate to individuals, but also to the Church ; so 
we shall consider them under that head. 
What, then, are His works? 

He is ''the Giver of Life." 

He gave it at the Creation, when life began. 
Gen. i. 2. 
He gave it when man was made. Gen. ii. 7. 
He gave it at the Incarnation. St. Luke 
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He gave it at the Resurrection. 1 Pet. iii. 18. 

He gives the life of the soul, or spiritual life. 
Rom. viii. 1, 2. 

He gives a good will. Rom. viii. 14; Phil, 
ii. 13. 

He makes us holy. Eph. v. 9. 

He comforts or strengthens us. St. John xiv. 
16 ; St. Luke xxiv. 49. 

He helps our infirmities. Rom. viii. 26. 

He renews us unto repentance. Heb. vi. 6. 

He teaches how to pray. Rom. viii. 26. 

He intercedes for us. Rom. viii. 26. 

He gives us a right judgment. (See Collect 
for Whitsun Day.) 

He will raise our bodies at the Last Day. 
Rom. viii. 11. 

How does St. Paul speak of the gifts of the Holy Spirit? 
Rom. xii. 6. 

What, then, do you notice in this connection, as some- 
thing which distinguishes Christianity ? 

That God has given us the power, as well as 
the command, to be holy and good. Rom. viii. 
13; Phil. i. 6, ii. 13. 

Is not this a very comforting and encouraging thought ? 
Yes. 

Is this work of making us and helping us to be holy con- 
tinually going on ? 

Yes; and we say, "Thirdly, I believe in the 
Holy Ghost Who sanctifieth me, and all 
the people of God." 

What are our bodies said to be ? 

Temples of the Holy Ghost. 1 Cor. vi. 19. 



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What are some of the fruits of the Spirit? 
Gal. v. 22, 23. 

The Spirit influences our wills, but can we not resist ? 

Yes ; we may resist, and grieve Him, and 
quench, the divine light He kindles within us. 
Eph. iv. 30 ; 1 Thess. v. 19. 

What is this sin called? 

The unpardonable sin. 

Why? 

Because it is a wilful, determined opposition 
to the power of the Holy Spirit; and, continu- 
ing and ending in impenitence, it is not capa- 
ble of receiving pardon. 

What, then, should we do ? 

"We should pray for the Holy Spirit to be 
given us, and that we may yield to His blessed 
influence. St. Luke xi. 13. 

What prayer is given us in our Service ? 

"And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us." 
Ps. li. 11. (See Versicle.) 

How besides may we have his grace ? 
St. John vii. 17. 

How besides? 

Through the Sacraments. (See later lessons.) 

To what have the words, added by the Nicene Creed, 
"Who spake by the Prophets," reference? 

To His breathing into or inspiring men, in 
diiferent ages, to reveal God and His will, the 
true Word of God. 2 Pet. i. 21; St. John xvi. 
13 ; 2 Tim. iv. 2. 

Thus we have what? 

The Written and the Preached Word. 



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Lesson XLI. 

"3 (gefctt in m j)ofg ^ostr 

Trinity Sunday, 

We have now studied the first general division of the 
Creed, and the second, and a part of the third. 
In whom did we declare our belief in the first ? 

" In God the Father." 
In whom in the second ? 

" In Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord." 

In whom, in the third ? 

In the Holy Ghost. 

Is each of these spoken of as God ? 

Yes. St. John i. 1, x. 33, xx. 28; Rom. v. 5; 
Acts v. 3-4 ; 2 Ccr. iii. 17. 

Are there, then, three Gods ? 

No ; there is but One God. 

Why, then, do we speak of three, — Father, Son, and 
Holy Ghost? 

Because in the unity of the Godhead there 
are three Persons. 

Does this word " Person " express well what is meant? 

No ; it is very insufficient and misleading, 
but it is the best we have. 



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How did it come to be used ? 

It is from trie Latin word "Persona," which 
was the translation of 'YnoaTaatg (Hypostasis) = 
" "What is set, or stands under," the reality, the 
substance. 
What does it, then, show us ? 

That they are of the same substance, and 
yet that there is a distinction of Persons. 
Is not, then, what we call the Trinity, or the Three in 
One, an attempt to express the fulness of the Divine Being? 
Yes. (See Stanley's Christian Institutions, 
"The Creed of the Early Christians.") 
On what day do we commemorate this truth? 

On Trinity Sunday. 
Does our Lord say that God is one ? 

Yes. St. Mark xii. 29. 
Is it not very important for us to keep this always in 
mind? 

Yes. 

Does He ever speak of God as three ? 

Yes. St. Matt, xxviii. 19. 
What similar language does St. Paul use ? 

2 Cor. xiii. 14. 
What was one of the Hebrew names of God ? 

"Elohim," which meant "The Mighty Ones." 
Where else was God thus represented ? 

Gen. i. 26. 
Can we understand this? 

No ; it is a mystery. 
Are we to believe it? 

Yes. 



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Can we understand how body, soul, and spirit are one 
man ? 

No ; but we believe it. 

How can we best think of God as one, and yet three ? 
As Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier. 

There are three great things that happen to all God's 
people. What is the first ? 
They are created. 

Who created them? 

" God trie Father, Who made me and all the 
world." 

What is the second ? 

They are redeemed. 

Who redeemed them? 

" God the Son, Who redeemed me and all 
mankind." 

What is the third ? 

They are sanctified. 

Who is doing this ? 

"God the Holy Ghost, Who sanctifieth me 
and all the people of God." 

Do we address the Trinity in prayer? 
Yes ; in the Litany. 

In praise ? 

Yes ; in the " Gloria Patri," and in hymns. 
(See Hymn 138.) 

What does St. Paul say we can do through Christ by the 
Spirit? 

Eph. ii. 18. 



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Lesson XLII. 

7#£ Hrs/ Sunday after Trinity. 

We now pass on to express our belief in the Church, the 
great sphere of the Spirit's operation. Why is this article 
placed next after " I believe in the Holy Ghost " ? 

Because the institution of the Church was 
His first work after His descent on the Day of 
Pentecost. 

By whom, then, was the Church founded ? 

By Christ through the Spirit. 
What do we mean by the Church ? 

The word from -which we have our -word 
"Church" (German, "Kirche;" Scotch, "Kirk") 
means "the Lord's House." 

In the Greek it is "Ecclesia," -which means 
" called out." (From this is our word " eccle- 
siastical ; " French, " eglise.") 

What, then, is the sense of the word? 

It means a household, or an assembly or con- 
gregation of persons called out from among 
others. 

• When our Lord spoke of establishing His Church what 
word did He use? 

He used the word "ecclesia." St. Matt. xvi. 
18, xviii. 17. 



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What, then, is the Church spoken of in the Creed? 

It is the Society or Congregation of believers 
which Christ first called out from the rest of 
the world by the preaching of His apostles to 
be His Household, to which He is ever adding 
others, and -which shall be forever. 

Do we not use the word " Church" in another sense 
sometimes ? 

Yes ; we use it for the House of God. 

Do we not use it in still another sense ? 

Yes ; we speak of the Church of England, or 
the Protestant Episcopal Church. 

Is it in either of these senses that it is used in the Creed ? 
No ; but in the larger sense of the Holy 
Catholic Church everywhere. 

By what other name did He call it ? 

The Kingdom of Heaven. St. Matt. iii. 2, xi. 
11. 

How else is the Church represented in the Bible ? 

She is called the Bride of Christ. Rev. xix. 
7, 8, xxi. 2, xxii. 17. 

The Mother of Christians. Gal. iv. 26. 

The House of God. 1 Tim. iii. 15 ; Eph. ii. 21, 
22 ; 1 Pet. ii. 5. 

God's Vineyard. Isa. v. 7; St. Matt. xx. 1. 

A Sheepfold, of which Christ is the Good 
Shepherd. St. John x. 1, 2. 

How else ? 

As the Body of Christ. Eph. i. 22, 23 ; 1 Cor. 
xii. 27. 



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Who, then, is the Head of the Church ? 

Christ Himself. Eph. ii. 20. (See Collect for 
St. Simon's and St. Jude's Day.) 

Who are the parts or members of this body? 

We ourselves who believe in Him and are 
baptized. St. Mark xvi. 16 ; Eph. iv. 5 ; 1 Cor. 
xii. 27. 

Does not this bring us very near to Christ ? 
Yes ; and Him very near to us. 

Does it not also bring us very near to each other? 

Yes. 

What very encouraging thought is there here ? 

That we are not alone in trying to be and to 
do good. "We have Christ's help, and others 
are trying with us, — a great company of 
people. 

How should we feel and act towards each other? 

As brethren. St. Matt, xxiii. 8 ; 1 John i. 3. 

Has not the Church a work to do in the world ? 
Yes. 

How is she to do it? 

By her ministers and her members. 

Can she do it in any other way ? 

No. 
What should this make us all? 

Very earnest and active. 



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Lesson XLIII. 

"£0e gj©% €at0oftc C&wrc&-" 

The Second Sunday after Trinity. 

You say that you believe in the Holy Catholic Church. 
Why do you call it holy? 

Because it is the Body of Christ, who is tlie 
Holy One. St. Mark i. 24; Acts iii. 14; Eph. 
iv. 15, 16. 

Why besides? 

Because the Holy Spirit inspires it. 
Why besides ? 

Because it was founded to make men holy, 
offers the means therefor, and its members 
have promised and are expected to be so. 

What does the word "holy" mean? 
Set apart ; given to God. 

What are the members said to be ? 

Temples of the Holy Ghost. 1 Cor. iii. 16, vi. 
19. 

Is not this a truth that should make us endeavor to be 
holy? 

Yes. 

What does the Apostle go on to say in his Epistle ? 
1 Cor. iii. 17, vi. 20. 



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What shows that we have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us? 

A holy life. 
Are all the members of the Church holy ? 

No. 

Does our Lord anywhere show that He knows this ? 

Yes. St. Matt. xiii. 29, 30, 47 ; St. John xv. 6. 

Ought it, then, to surprise us ? 
No. 

What does He say with regard to it ? 
St. Matt. xiii. 29, 30. 

Is it right to judge the Church by its unholy members ? 
No ; we should think rather of the many 
holy ones. 

Is it not the place in which we are all of us most likely 
to become holy? 
Yes. 

Why? 

Because founded for that purpose. 

Why besides ? 

Because in it we have the promise of Christ's 
special help, and the help of each other. 

Why besides ? 

Because of all the means of grace it offers us. 

Ought those who are unholy persons in the Church to 
remain out of it on that account? 

No ; that is all the more a reason "why they 
should become members, and worthy ones. 



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Lesson XLIV. 

"Zfc gofg Catfloftc OtWTil" 

The Third Sttnday after Trinity. 

You say that you believe in the Holy Catholic Church. 
What do you mean by Catholic? 

It is from a Greek word, meaning "univer- 
sal," or " throughout." 

In what Collect do we use this word instead of Catholic ? 
In the "Prayer for All Conditions of Men;" 
also in the Litany. 

How is the Church catholic or universal ? 

As to time, it endures throughout all ages, 
and includes the dead as well as the living. 
St. Luke i. 33 ; Heb. xii. 22, 23. 

How besides ? 

As to place, it is not limited, like the Jewish 
Church, to one people, but is intended to be 
the bearer of all truth to all men. 

Who is its only Head and Lord? 

Jesus Christ. Acts x. 36; Rom. x. 12; Eph. 
ii. 19-22. 

Does the word " Catholic," as used in the Creed, mean 
the same as Roman Catholic? 

No; the Church of Rome is a part of the 
Catholic Church, but only a part. 



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Are the members of any particular Church rightly called 
Catholics ? 

Yes ; if they are members of trie universal 
Church of Christ they are Catholics. 

You have spoken of the Jewish Church. Was there then 
a Church before the Christian Church ? 

Yes ; it consisted of only one nation, and its 
sacrifices could be offered only in one temple 
and in one place. 

What was that place ? 
Jerusalem. 

But what did our Lord say to His Apostles ? 

St. Mark xvi. 15 ; Acts x. 34, 35 ; Rev. v. 9. 

Was not the coming of the Wise Men from the East to 
worship Christ a sign that the Church of Christ was to be 
universal ? 

Who founded the Jewish Church ? 
God. * 

In what person did He found it ? 
In the person of Abraham. 

How long before Christ? 

About nineteen hundred years. 

What was the rite or sign by which persons were admitted 
to it? 

Circumcision. 

Was the Jewish Church meant to continue forever? 

Not as it was. It was to prepare the way for 
the Holy Catholic Church. Gal. iii. 24, etc. 

Was it not a figure of the Christian Church ? 
Yes. Heb. ix. 9, 11; Col. ii. 17. 






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May we not, then, learn many things from it about the 
Christian Church and the truths of the Gospel? 

Yes. 

And many things from the New Testament about it that 
we could not have understood without ? 

Yes. 
Were they not, then, in a real sense one ? 

Yes. 

And does it not show that the Bible is one Book, not 
merely different books bound together? 
Yes. 

What else may we learn from it ? 

Triat God lias been in tne world from the be- 
ginning, and is now in it. 



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Lesson XLV. 

"£0e gofg £af0oftc Cflurcfr" 

77?£ Fourth Sunday after Trinity. 

You have said that you believe in the Holy Catholic 
Church, and that this means the universal Church. What 
means have we of recognizing this Church ? 

Trie same means we nave of knowing it at 
the first. 

What are these ? 

Seeing what distinguished or characterized it 
then. 

What were the marks of those who constituted the Church 
of Christ then ? 

" They continued steadfastly in the Apostles' 
doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of 
Bread, and in prayers." Acts ii. 42. 

How do we know this referred to the Church ? 

From the other verses of the passage, espe- 
cially verse 47. 

What other statement is given of the marks of those who 
constituted the Church at that time? 

"One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism." Eph. 
iv. 5. 

Are these substantially the same ? 
Yes. 



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What was the Apostles' " doctrine "? 

It was what they taught about Christ and 
His Church. It was the Faith. Here is the 
one Lord, and one Faith. 

Was the New Testament yet written ? 

No. 
In what form was their teaching at that time ? 

Probably in a " form of sound words," such 
as is referred to in 2 Tim. i. 13, 14, and which 
was the basis of the Creeds. 

What was their " fellowship " ? 

It was their relation to one another, and to 
those who were to succeed them under this 
common Faith. " There is one Body." Eph. iv. 4. 

What was this Body ? 

It was the Body of Christ. 

What is called the Body of Christ? 

The Church. Eph. i. 22, 23 ; Col. i. 18. 

What was the breaking of Bread ? 

The Holy Communion, or one of the two Sac- 
raments. 1 Cor. x. 16. 

Why was not the other Sacrament mentioned here ? 

Because they had all been baptized, and this 
was telling in what they continued. 

Why was not the Holy Communion mentioned in the 
: one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism " ? 

Probably because St. Paul was speaking of 
individuals, and of what made them members 
of the Church ; and all -who have been bap- 
tized, acknowledging one Lord and one Faith, 
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What were the prayers ? 

They were those forms of words which, they 
used in worship and in the Holy Communion, 
such as the Lord's Prayer, and the repetition 
of our Lord's words in the Consecration, etc. 

What does the Nineteenth Article say about the Church? 
What is the relation of the Church to the Word of God ? 

She is its "Witness and Keeper, the pillar and 
ground of the truth. 1 Tim. hi. 15. 

What, then, are the marks by which the Church was to 
be known? 

1. The acknowledgment of one Lord. 

2. Acceptance of the Christian Creed. 

3. The due administration of the two sacra- 
ments ordained by Christ Himself. 

We shall study further what it means by the Apostles" 
doctrine and fellowship, etc., in a later lesson, under the 
word " Apostolic" Church, which the Nicene Creed here 
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Lesson XLVI. 

The Fifth Sunday after Trinity. 

What thoughts does the Nicene Creed add to this Article ? 
First, that the Church, is "one." 

How is the Church one ? 

Its members have one God and Father. Eph. 
iv. 6. 

How besides? 

They are one flock under one Shepherd. St. 
John x. 16. (See Revised Version.) 

How besides ? 

They are all baptized by one Spirit. 1 Cor. 
xii. 12, 13. 

What was Christ's prayer for those who believe in Him ? 
St. John xvii. 11, 20-24. 

How besides is the Church one ? 

Under Christ, as the Head of His Church, 
they are one Body. Their union with the Head 
makes the members one Body. Rom. xii. 5 ; 
Gal. hi. 28. 

How besides? 

They have all one Faith and one Hope of 
their calling. Eph. iv. 4, 5. 



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Then there is a unity among Christians already, is there 
not? 

Yes, more than we sometimes recognize. 

Can there be unity without uniformity ? 

Yes. 
But are there not many divisions, and are not schisms 
very frequent? 
Yes. 
What is schism ? 

It is from a Greek word meaning "to split." 
It is departure from trie Apostles' "fellowship." 
What is heresy? 

It is from a Greek -word meaning "a taking; 
a choosing." It implies a tendency and dis- 
position to subvert the true Faith. It is de- 
parture from the Apostles' "doctrine." 
Did the Apostles found more than one Church? 

No. 
What, then, is meant, in the New Testament, by the 
Churches, as Acts ix. 31 ; 1 Cor. xi. 16, xvi. 1 ; Rev. i. 4? 
They are particular congregations, or local 
branches, of the one Church. 
Were they called by particular names, as the Church at 
Ephesus (Acts xx. 17), at Antioch (Acts xiii. 1), at Jerusa- 
lem (Acts viii. 1) ? 

Yes ; so have parts of the sea different names, 
yet the main body of it is one. 
Was there organic unity once ? 

Yes. 
How shall we be most likely to restore it? 

By holding to the simplicity of the early Faith 
of the Apostles. 



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How has unity generally been destroyed ? 

By adding to that faith, or attempting elabo- 
rate definitions of it. 

Is there not a widespread interest in the subject of Chris- 
tian unity at the present time ? 
Yes. 

What can we do toward it ? 

We can try to keep the Faith in its purity 
and simplicity ourselves, be charitable toward 
all, and pray to God to heal our divisions. 

What do we pray in the Communion Service ? 

"Grant that all those who do confess Thy 
Holy Name may agree in the truth of Thy Holy 
Word, and live in unity and godly love." 

In what other words do we pray for it ? 

(See Prayer for All Conditions of Men.) 



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Lesson XLVII. 

"Zfc go% CfefMc €0UtC0." 

T#£ Sz#//b Sunday after Trinity. 

What other thought does the Nicene Creed add to this 
Article ? 

That the Church, is "Apostolic." 

How is the Church Apostolic ? 

As built upon the foundation of the Apostles, 
Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Corner- 
stone. Eph. ii. 20. 

How besides ? 

As continuing steadfastly in the Apostles' 
doctrine and fellowship. Acts ii. 42. 

What is the meaning of the word "Apostle "? 
One who is sent. 

Did our Lord speak of Himself as being sent? 
Yes. 

By whom was He sent? 

St. John iii. 34, xx. 21. 
By whom were the Apostles sent? 

St. Matt, xxviii. 19, 20 ; St. John xx 21. 



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Did they appoint others in their place ? 

Yes ; Matthias in the place of Judas. Acts i. 
23-26. And in a special manner, too, Paul and 
Barnabas were called to be Apostles. Acts xiv. 
14, ix. 6, 15, xiii. 1-5. See also Acts xiv. 23 ; 
1 Tim. i. 18 ; 2 Tim. i. 6, ii. 2 ; Tit. i. 5. 

By what other name were they sometimes called ? 
Rev. ii. 1. 

By what name were those next in rank to the Apostles 
known ? 

At first, as Bishops, or Presbyters, or Elders. 

After the Apostles died, by what name did they become 
more often known? 

Bishops. 

How many orders of the ministry were there in the Jewish 
Church? 

Three : High Priest, Priest, and Levite. Lev. 
viii. ; Num. hi. 1-14. 

How many orders were there in the early Christian 
Church ? 

Three. 

What were they? 

At first, Apostles, Bishops or Presbyters or 
Elders, and Deacons; and afterwards, Bishops, 
Priests, and Deacons. 

Where does our Church declare this' as her belief? 
In the Preface to the Ordinal. 

What is the Ordinal? 

The name by which the three Offices relating 
to the making, ordaining, and consecrating 
Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, are called. 



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Lesson XLVIII. 

"tfy %*fy C<xWic CfatW 

The Seventh Sunday after Trinity. 

Have Bishops rights and offices which the others have 
not? 

Yes. 

What are they? 

The right to confirm and ordain and con- 
secrate. 

What is Confirmation? 
What is Ordination? 
What is Consecration? 

(See those Offices.) 

In these rites, there is the laying on of hands by the 
Bishop. By what is this accompanied on God's part? 

By the gift of the Holy Ghost. (See Collect in 
Confirmation Service, and the "Veni Creator 
Spiritus " in Ordination and Consecration Ser- 
vice, and especially the sentence of Consecra- 
tion itself, " Receive the Holy Ghost," etc.) 

Is not this one reason why this Article is under the third 
division of the Creed? 

Yes. 

What other function belongs to the office of a Bishop ? 
Government or administration. 



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Have the Priests rights and offices which do not belong 
to the Deacons? 

Yes. 

What are they? 

They can administer the Holy Communion, 
and pronounce the Declaration of Absolution. 

What does the word " Bishop " mean? 

Overseer. In Greek, " Episcopos ; " hence our 
word " Episcopal." 

What does the word "Priest" mean? 

It is from a Greek word, " Presbuteros," 
meaning Elder. The longer form of it is Pres- 
byter. 

What does the word " Deacon " mean? 

It is from a Greek word, " Diakonos," mean- 
ing a servant, or Minister. 

Why are all these called Ministers? 

Because they serve Christ, and serve His 
people. 

Can any one take any of these offices upon himself? 
No. (See Preface to Ordinal.) 

For how long, in the Christian Church, was ordination 
by only the first of these orders ? 

For fifteen hundred years. 

How large a part of the Christian Church at the present 
time has a ministry in three orders? 
Nine-tenths. 

Who else belong to the Church besides the Clergy ? 

The Laity, or People. (From the Greek, " Laos," 
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Who are the Laity? 

All tlie baptized -wlio are not Ministers. 

What is this continuation of a ministry by consecration 
and ordination called? 

Apostolical Succession. 

For what is it a provision? 

For the perpetuation of the Church, and a 
duly authorized Ministry. 

Did not our Lord imply that these were to be perpetuated ? 
Yes ; by sending out His Apostles, and say- 
ing that He would be with them alway, even 
unto the end of the world. St. Matt, xxviii. 
19, 20. 

Is the act of laying on of hands the chief feature in what 
we mean by Apostolical Succession ? 

No ; but the authority to do so for such a 
purpose, and, in the faithful use of that outward 
means, the accompanying gift of the Holy 
Spirit, as in the days when the Apostles used 
it. (See the Ordinal.) 

No. The authority to do so for such a pur- 
pose, and the gift of the Holy Ghost accom- 
panying the faithful use of the outward sign, 
as in the days when the Apostles used it, are 
more important. (See the Ordinal.) 



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Lesson XLIX. 

"G$t Communion of §&<xintB. ff 

The Eighth Sunday after Trinity. 

We saw that the Church was the great sphere of the 
Spirit's operations. What is the first of the great privileges 
of the Christian Church, and helps to the Christian life, as 
stated in the Creed ? 

The Communion of Saints. 
What do you mean by " Saints " ? 

It is from a word which means, literally, 
" set apart." 

What meaning does it thus come to have ? 
Holy persons, or persons set apart. 

What were the Israelites sometimes called by the 
prophets ? 

A " holy nation;" that is, a people separated 
from the rest of the world, and dedicated to 
God's service. 

In what similar manner are Christians spoken of? 

Acts ix. 32 ; Phil. i. 1 ; Eph. i. 1 ; Rom. i. 7. 

What, then, is the first sense of the word? 

As meaning those who have been set apart, 
or " called to be saints." 



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What is the second ? 

As meaning those who live up to their high 
calling, and are really holy. 

The word "Saints," in the Creed, then, means what? 

Those who, members of the Holy Catholic 
Church, are holy. 

Why does it mean this in this Article of the Creed ? 

Because none can have true communion in 
the things of God, but those who know and 
serve God. 

What do we mean by communion? 

Sharing in or having part in ; and so, as be- 
tween persons, fellowship one with another. 

With whom have the true saints communion? 

With each Person of the Trinity. 1 John i. 3 ; 
2 Cor. xiii. 14; Phil. ii. 1. 

In what do they have this communion? 

In prayer and praise and thanksgiving at 
all times, but especially in the prayers of the 
Church, and in the Holy Communion. 1 Cor. 
x. 16, 17. (See next Lesson, and Post-Com- 
munion Prayer.) 

With whom besides have saints communion ? 
With the holy angels. Heb. xii. 22. 

In what do they have this ? 

In worship and praise. Phil. ii. 10, 11. (See 
the " Ter Sanctus.") 

In what besides ? 

In their ministry to us. Heb. i. 14 ; Gen. 
xxxii. 1; Ps. xci. 11; St. Matt, xviii. 10. 



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On what day do we commemorate this truth ? 

On the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. 
With whom besides have the saints communion? 

'With one another. 1 John i. 7 ; Eph. iv. 3-6. 

What are some of the ways in which they exercise this 
communion? 

By Christian converse. By common prayer. 
By receiving the Holy Communion together. 
By thinking of and helping each other, and 
being of one mind and one spirit. 



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Lesson L. 

"t&t Communion of §$&intB. ft 

The Ninth Sunday after Trinity. 

Through whom do the saints have communion with God 
and angels and one another? 

Through. Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. 
Eph. ii. 18, iv. 4; Gal. iii. 28; 2 Cor. xiii. 14. 
Those who are "in Him," and show forth the 
fruits of the Spirit, are one. 

Can distance destroy this communion? 
No. 

Why? 

Because it is a spiritual union, which exists 
between Christ and all His members. 

Can death destroy it ? 

No ; for the same reason. 
Then, have dead saints, as well as living, part in this 
communion ? 

Yes. Heb. xii. 22, 23. (See Hymns 184, 5; 
187, 4.) 
Do " the Communion of saints " and " the Body of Christ " 
express a similar thought? 

Yes ; all who are Christ's, the living and the 
dead, are united in one holy fellowship. 
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In what event in our Lord's life do we see this thought 
illustrated ? 

In the Transfiguration, when the present and 
the past, the living and the dead, were seen in 
a fellowship of glory. They met -with each 
other when they met with Him. St. Matt. xvii. 
1-5. 

On what day do we commemorate the truth of the 
Communion of Saints ? 

On All Saints' Day, Nov. 1. 

We sometimes hear an invisible as well as a visible Church 
spoken of : what is the Visible Church ? 

The Church here upon the earth. 

What is it sometimes called ? 

The Church Militant; that is, the Church 
warring against sin. (See Prayer in Commun- 
ion Office.) 

What is the Church Invisible ? 

The saints in Paradise now, and in glory 
hereafter. 

What is this last sometimes called? 
The Church Triumphant. 

Is it not a source of strength and holy joy for us to know 
that we are thus members of a great Family in heaven and 
in earth, which nothing can ever separate, so long as we 
are in Christ? 

So we declare, when we say, " I believe in 
the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of 
Saints," and we pray, " Our Father -who art in 
Heaven," etc. (See also last part of Prayer for 
the Church Militant, and Collect for All Saints' 
Day.) 



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Lesson LI. 

"Z§t $ox$\Qtnm of §\nz. ff 

The Tenth Sunday after Trinity. 

What is the second of the great privileges of the Chris- 
tian Church, and helps to the Christian life, as stated in the 
Creed ? 

The Forgiveness of Sins. 

What do you notice about this Article as contrasted with 
the last? 

It tells of the action of the Holy Spirit upon 
the individual believer, rather than upon the 
Christian society. 

What is sin? 

Sin is variously set forth in Holy Scripture, 
according as different words are used for it. 

It is the missing of a mark or aim. St. Matt, 
xii. 31; St. John viii. 34. 

It is the transgressing of a line. Rom. v. 14. 

It is disobedience to a voice. Rom. v. 19. 

It is ignorance of what ought to have been 
done. Heb. ix. 7. 

It is defeat, or discomfiture. Rom. xi. 12. 

It is a debt. St. Matt. vi. 12. 



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It is disobedience to law. St. Matt. vii. 23 ; 
1 John iii. 4. 

This last is the most general definition given 
in the New Testament. 
Sin, then, is transgression of the law. What is another 
name for this ? 

Disobedience. 
Whose law? 

The law of God. 
Sin, then, is disobedience toward God, or the breaking of 
His law. Does God hate sin ? 
Yes. 
What is one way that we know He does ? 

Because He punishes it. Gen. iii. 16, 17 ; 
1 Sam. iii. 11, 12, 18 ; Acts v. 1-12. 

Can we sin in any way, and not displease God ? 

No. "All unrighteousness is sin." 1 John 
v. 17. 

What effect, then, has sin upon the sinner? 

It separates him from God. Isa. lix. 1, 2. 
What, then, is forgiveness? 

It is God's pardon of sin. 
Who alone can forgive sin? 

God. St. Mark ii. 7. 
Who first disobeyed God ? 

Adam and Eve. (See Lesson IX.) 
What does St. Paul say about this ? 

Rom. v. 12. 
What do we find in all who are descended from them ? 

A disposition or tendency to disobey too, and 
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What is this called ? 
Original sin. 

What is every yielding to this inclination called? 
Actual sin. 

They may be sins of what? 

Of thought, word, or deed. 



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Lesson LII. 

"Z§t Sor^ettCBB of giro." 

The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. 

Does sin result only in a breaking of the Law? 

No. It also brings guilt upon the soul ; and 
its consequences, even those that we can see, 
are sometimes terrible. Rom. vi. 23 ; Jas. i. 15. 

What is one way in which we can form an estimate of the 
nature and consequences of sin? 

By seeing what Christ suffered in putting it 
away for us. 

What tells us when we are doing wrong? 
Conscience. 

Will mere sorrow and regret arrest the consequences of sin ? 

No. We see that they cannot. 
Will repentance alone ? 

No. 
What do we need, and from whom ? 

We need forgiveness from Him against whom 
we have sinned. Ps. li. 4. 

Have we this? 

Yes. 
Through whom ? 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. vi. 23 ; 
Acts v. 31. 



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What does the name "Jesus" mean? 
From what does He save us? 

(See Lesson X.) 
For whose sins did Jesus live and die ? 

For the sins of the whole world. 

How do we have forgiveness through Him ? 

Because He, the Son of God, took upon Him 
our nature, was perfectly sinless, lived a life of 
spotless obedience, and gave His life a ransom 
for many. Heb. vii. 26 ; St. Matt. xx. 28 ; Eph. 
i. 7 ; 1 Pet. ii. 24. (See Bunyan's " Pilgrim's 
Progress," where Christian came up with the 
Cross. ) 

What, then, was forgiveness? 

It was a free gift. Rom. iii. 24, v. 8, 15, 16, 
. 18; Eph. ii. 8. 
What is the great parable of forgiveness ? 

The parable of the Prodigal Son. St. Luke xv. 
Are all sins forgiven? 

All but blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. 
1 John i. 7; St. Matt. xii. 31, 32. (See Lesson 
XL, p. 105.) 
How does the knowledge that we are forgiven make us 
feel toward God? 

It makes us love Him. St. Luke vii. 47. 

How does it affect our lives ? 

The sense of forgiveness is the beginning of 
right action and hopeful living. (See Collect 
for Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity.) 

Does it not mean much to us, then, to be able to say, " I 
believe in the forgiveness of sins " ? 



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Lesson LIII. 

"€§t fox$iunm of JSinB," 

The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. 

We have seen how God looks upon sin, and what he has 
done that we may have forgiveness of our sins, and be 
cleansed from all unrighteousness. What are the conditions 
on which this forgiveness is offered to us ? 

We must repent us of our sins. Acts iii. 19. 
We must confess them. 1 John i. 9. 
"We must believe that God is faithful and 
just to*forgive us our sins, and that Christ bore 
our sins in His own body on the tree. 1 John 
i. 9; 1 Pet, ii. 24. 

"We must make amends to those whom we 
have wronged. St. Matt. vi. 14. 

What are the means whereby it is offered ? 

Prayer, in answer to which God has ap- 
pointed forgiveness, at any time when it is 
sincerely sought. St. Matt. vi. 12, vii. 7; St. 
Luke xi. 4. 

Absolution, which God has " given power and 
commandment to His ministers to declare 
and pronounce to His people, being penitent, and 
unfeignedly believing His Holy Gospel." St. 
John xx. 23 ; St. Matt. xvi. 19, xviii. 18. (See 
Service for Ordination of Priests.) 



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When and where is this pronounced? 

At Service in the Church. 
Is it ever pronounced in private to an individual ? 

Yes ; to a prisoner. (See "Visitation of Pris- 
oners.) 

What is another means whereby forgiveness is offered ? 

Baptism, wherein the promise of forgiveness 
is signed and sealed to us. Acts ii. 38, x. 42-48, 
xxii. 16; Eph. v. 25, 26. (See Article XXVII.) 
What is the language of the Nicene Creed here ? 

" I acknowledge one Baptism for the remis- 
sion of sins." 

What do you mean by " remission " ? 

Literally, to send back; hence, to forgive, to 
pardon. 

What is Baptism? 

A sacrament. 
What is another means whereby forgiveness is offered? 

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, wherein 
■we personally apply to ourselves the benefit of 
Christ's meritorious Cross and Passion. 

" How many sacraments hath Christ ordained in His 
Church ? 

"Two only, as generally necessary to salva- 
tion; that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper 
of the Lord." 



Note. — For further instruction on the sacraments 
see Catechism at the end of the book. 



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Lesson LIV. 

"£0e (Resurrection of f#e QSobg." 

Tfo Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

What is the third work of the Holy Spirit, and help to 
the Christian life? 

Trie resurrection of trie body. 

How is this a work of the Spirit? 

1 Pet. iii. 18 ; Rom. viii. 11 ; 1 Cor. xv. 45. 

Is it not enough to believe in a resurrection of the soul 
to spiritual life ? 

No. 2 Tim. ii. 18. 

Do we have intimations of a resurrection in the Old 
Testament ? 

Yes. Job xix. 25, 26 ; Isa. xxvi. 19 ; Ezek. 
xxxvii. 1-10; Dan. xii. 2. 

Did not Martha express what was probably a prevailing 
hope, when she said of her brother, " I know that he shall 
rise again in the Resurrection, at the last day "? 
St. Jonn xi. 24. 

Did the heathen, before Christ, believe in the resurrection 
of the body? 

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Did the Jews? 

In Christ's time, all but the Sadducees. St. 
John xi. 24 ; Acts xxiii. 8. 

Is the Resurrection an essential part of the Gospel? 
Yes. 1 Cor. xv. 16. 

What else does he say of the importance of this doctrine ? 
Heb. vi. 2. 

What did our Lord himself say, showing that there was to 
be a resurrection ? 

St. John v. 25, 28, 29 ; St. Matt. xxii. 32. 

Were there any instances of restoration to life in the Old 
Testament? 

1 Kings xvii. 22 ; 2 Kings iv. 32-37, xiii. 21, 

Were there any in the New Testament? 

St. Matt. ix. 18-26; St. Luke vii. 12-15; St. 
John xi. 39-44; Acts ix. 36-43. 

But what is the great instance of resurrection, and pledge 
of ours? 

The Resurrection of our Lord Himself. (See 
Lessons XXXIII. and XXXVII.) Acts i. 3 ; 1 
Cor. xv. 22, 23 ; 1 Thess. iv. 14. 

What was the first fulfilment of Christ's rising, as the First- 
fruits ? 

St. Matt, xxvii. 52, 53. 

Was the Resurrection like these instances of raising from 
the dead? 

It was like, and yet unlike. " It was not a 
restoration to the old life, to its wants, to its 
inevitable close ; but the revelation of a new- 
life, foreshadowing new powers of action, and 
a new mode of being." 



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Besides being the pledge of our resurrection, what does 
the Resurrection of Christ enable us to do? 

To understand, so far as we may, what is 
meant by a resurrection of the body. 

What does the Nicene Creed say here? 

"And I look for the Resurrection of the dead." 

Why does the Apostles' Creed say, " The resurrection of 
the body"? 

Because, in death the soul and the body are 
separated ; and coming to life again, or resur- 
rection, is their re-union. 

Why besides ? 

Because, so far as we can tell, the body is 
necessary to the completeness of our being. 

Why besides ? 

Because Christ's Body rose. 

Will it be the same body? 

Yes; in so far that every one shall have 
properly his own body, and be truly the same 
person he was before. 

Was Christ's Body the same ? 

Yes. (See Lesson XXXIV.) 

And yet, will it not be a different body ? 

Yes ; it will have new attributes and new 
properties. It will be a spiritual body. Our 
bodies change, even in this life, and yet are 
the same. 1 Cor. xv 42-44 ; Phil. iii. 21. 

Was Christ's Body different ? 

Yes. (See Lesson XXXIV.) 



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What is the illustration of this sameness, and yet of this 
difference, that St. Paul uses? 
1 Cor. xv. 35-44. 

Does not this very well set it forth ? 

Yes ; as well as any image can. 

What are some other illustrations of life after death ? 

Spring after winter; caterpillar passing into 
butterfly. 

Our resurrection bodies, then, will be fitted for what life ? 
For the heavenly life, or the life everlasting 
. in God's presence. 

When will the Resurrection be ? 
St. John xi. 24. 

Who are to rise? 

All who die. St. John v. 28, 29. 

Will all rise at the same time ? 
No. 1 Thess. iv. 16. 

What will happen to those who are alive ? 

They shall be changed. 1 Cor. xv. 51. 

Why? 

That their bodies may be like the resurrection 
body, fitted for the heavenly life. 

What are some of the results and benefits of such a 
belief? 

Our belief would not be a complete belief in 
all that God has done for us, unless it con- 
cerned our bodies too. 

We cannot have the same fear of death our- 
selves. (See Burial Service, and Collect for 
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We cannot have the same feeling about the 
death of others. 1 Cor. xv. 57; 1 Thess. iv. 13, 
14, 18. 

How shall we think of cemeteries ? 

As what the word means : only " sleeping 
places." 

What is another name by which they are sometimes 
called ? 

God's acre. 
Why? 

How is this belief a help to the Christian life ? 
It fills us -with hope. 1 Pet. i. 3. 
It assures us of ultimate victory, not-with- 
standing all weaknesses, and that the conflict 
between the spirit and the flesh will not con- 
tinue forever. 

It teaches us to think reverently of our bodies, 
and to keep them pure, fit for God's service 
now, and so for His presence hereafter. 

Then we can commit them to Him, believing 
that He will raise them up glorious bodies 
like that of Christ. No matter where buried, 
on land or sea, -we can trust Him. Phil. iii. 21 ; 
Rev. v. 13, xiv. 13, xx. 13 ; and Committal in 
Burial Service. 

So, what shall be our prayer? 

See last Collect in Burial Service, and 1 Thess. 
v. 23. 



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Lesson LV. 

The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. 

What is the fourth work of the Holy Spirit, and help to 
the Christian life? 

" Trie life everlasting." Rom. vi. 22. 

How is this expressed in the Nicene Creed ? 

"And I look for . . . the life of trie "world to 
come." 

Does this life everlasting mean the same as the future life 
taught by other forms of religion, — the immortality of the 
soul only, for instance? 

No ; it is distinctively a Christian doctrine, 
and is the joint life of soul and body after 
resurrection. 

Is it only the life after resurrection, that is meant in this 
Article of the Creed? 

No ; but it is this especially. It follows natu- 
rally the preceding Article. (And see Nicene 
Creed.) 

Is it, then, a present or a future gift ? 
It is both. 

In what sense is it a present gift? 
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How do we know this ? 

St. John iii. 36, v. 24, vi. 47, xvii. 3. 

In what sense is it future ? 

Though, begun on earth., it will be perfectly 
realized only in the day of man's complete re- 
demption, body, soul, and spirit. Rom. viii. 23. 

What two passages in particular tell us what eternal life is ? 
St. John xvii. 3 ; 1 John v. 20. 

1 What, then, is eternal life ? 

It is that knowledge of God -which is com- 
munion with Him. It is not simply present or 
future ; it is^ It lies in a relation to God through 
Christ. Thus we see how it is both present 
and future. , 

Through whom do we have eternal life ? 

It is the gift of God, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Rom. vi. 23 ; St. John x. 10, 28, xi. 25. 

Is it not a work of the Spirit ? 

Yes. Rom. viii. 2, 11 ; 1 Pet. iii. 18. 

What does this show us ? 

That the Creed, in this as in other articles, is 
the symbol of the Faith of true believers in 
Christianity. 

Are we taught what is to be the nature of the life ever- 
lasting ? 

Not fully. 
Why? 

Partly because our faculties are not capable 
of receiving it. 1 Cor. ii. 9. (See Collect for 
Sixth Sunday after Trinity.) 



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What are some of the things that we are taught about it? 

In the new heaven and the new earth (Rev. 
xxi. 1), there shall be neither sin (Rev. xxi. 27), 
nor hunger, nor thirst (Rev. vii. 16), nor night 
(Rev. xxii. 5), nor pain, nor sorrow, nor death 
(Rev. xxi. 4). 

All that makes this life full of misery and 
trouble, of care and anxiety, shall be done 
away. Rev. xxi. 4, 5. 

What besides are we taught? 

That it will be a state of rest (Heb. iv. 9), and 
peace (Isa. lvii. 2), and joy (St. Matt. xxv. 21). 

What besides ? 

That our vile bodies (or the body of our hu- 
miliation) will be fashioned like unto Christ's 
glorious Body. Phil. hi. 21 ; 1 John iii. 2 ; St. 
Matt. xxii. 30; 1 Cor. xiii. 12. 

From what we have seen, what may we understand by 
what we call heaven ? 

It is living in that knowledge of God which 
is communion with Him. 

May we not, in part, then, enjoy heaven here? 

Yes. 

What is to be the crowning blessedness of the saints in 
the company of angels and all the holy? 

That they shall see God. Ps. xvii. 15 ; St. 
Matt. v. 8 ; 1 John iii. 2 : Rev. xxii. 4. 

What is this called ? 

The Beatific Vision. 

Will glorified men become angels? 

No ; angels are a different order. Heb. ii. 16. 



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Is it not wonderful that we may have this life of God, and 
should not the thought of it impress us very deeply ? 
May all have it ? 

Yes ; if they will. 

Do we not read of an everlasting punishment, as well as 
an everlasting life ? 

Yes. Dan. xii. 2; St. Matt. xxv. 46; St. John 
v. 29 ; 2 Thess. i. 9. 

What do you call the state in which these shall be ? 
Eternal death. Rev. xxi. 8. 

What is the death of the soul ? 

Separation from God, and from all the good. 
2 Thess. i. 7-10. 

What is the effect of this? 

Misery and suffering. 

Who have this? 

The finally impenitent. Those who have de- 
liberately continued in sin, and -willed not to 
be saved. 

From what we have seen, then, what may we understand 
by what we call hell ? 

It is separation from God and from all that 
is good, by sin. 

May we not, then, in part, suffer the punishment of hell 
here ? 

Yes. 

Does the Creed speak of this eternal death ? 

No ; it stops -with the declaration of the be- 
lief in the "life everlasting." 



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What may this teach us ? 

That the life everlasting is trie important 
thing to secure ; and that we ought not to seek 
to know more than is revealed, about the fu- 
ture. 

What two thoughts regarding the future may be said to 
find clear expression in the New Testament ? 

That there is such a thing as an eternal sin. 
St. Matt. xii. 31, 32. 

And yet, that God shall be all in all. 1 Cor. 
xv. 28 ; Col. i. 20 ; Eph. i. 9, 10 ; Phil. ii. 9, 10. 

What, at least, may this last do for us ? 

Fill us with, the hope that all men will yield 
themselves to the divine love. 

Is not this Article, then, in many ways, a help to the 
Christian life ? 
Yes. 
What should we do in view of it? 

Col. hi. 1-6; Heb. vi. 18-20, xii. 14; 2 Pet. 
i. 10, 11. 

Thus ends the cycle of our Creed. 

" From God unto God is the sum of the history which it 
discloses, wrought out, once for all, in the human life of the 
Son of God, and through the Spirit being still wrought out 
by His power in the world." 

Such are some of "the good things passing man's under- 
standing, which God hath prepared for those that love Him," 
and we exclaim, " Of Him, and through Him, and to Him, 
are all things, to .whom be glory forever ! " And to this, as 
to all the other Articles of the Creed, we reiterate our assent, 
and say, " Amen," truly this is the Christian's Faith. 



(g Catechism. 

That is to say, an Instruction to be learned by Every Person before he be 
brought to be confirmed by the Bishop. 

Question. What is your name ? Answer. N. or M. 

Q. Who gave you this name? A. My sponsors in baptism ; 
wherein I was made a member of Christ, the child of God, 
and an inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven. 

Q. What did your sponsors then for you? A. They did 
promise and vow three things in my name. First, That I should 
renounce the Devil and all his works, the pomps and vanity of 
this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh. Secondly, 
That I should believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith. 
And Thirdly, That I should keep God's Holy Will and Com- 
mandments, and walk in the same all the days of my life. 

Q. Dost thou not think that thou art bound to believe, and to 
do, as they have promised for thee? A. Yes, verily; and by 
God's help so I will. And I heartily thank our Heavenly 
Father, that He hath called me to this state of salvation, through 
Jesus Christ our Saviour. And I pray unto God to give me 
His grace, that I may continue in the same unto my life's end. 

Q. Rehearse the Articles of thy Belief. A. I believe in God 
the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus 
Christ His only Son our Lord ; W T ho was conceived by the 
Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pon- 
tius Pilate, Was crucified, dead and buried ; He descended into 
hell, The third day He rose from the dead ; He ascended into 
heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Al- 
mighty; From thence He shall come to judge the quick and 
the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The holy Catholic 
Church: The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; 
The Resurrection of the body; And the Life everlasting. Amen. 

Q. What dost thou chiefly learn in these Articles of thy Be- 
lief? A. First, I learn to believe in God the Father, Who hath 
made me, and all the world. Secondly, In God the Son, Who 
hath redeemed me, and all mankind. Thirdly, In God the Holy 
Ghost, Who sanctifieth me, and all the people of God. 

Q. You said that your sponsors did promise for you, that you 
should keep God's Commandments. Tell me how many there 
are. A. Ten. 

Q. Which are they? A. The same which God spake in the 
twentieth chapter of Exodus, saying, I am the Lord thy God, 

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Who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of 
bondage. 

I. Thou shalt have none other gods but Me. 

II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor 
the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the 
earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not 
bow down to them, nor worship them ; for I the Lord thy God 
am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the 
children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate 
Me ; and show mercy unto thousands in them that love Me, 
and keep My commandments. 

III. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God 
in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh 
His Name in vain. 

IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six 
days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the 
seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou 
shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daugh- 
ter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the 
stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord 
made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and 
rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh 
day, and hallowed it. 

V. Honour thy father and thy mother ; that thy days may 
be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

VI. Thou shalt do no murder. 

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

VIII. Thou shalt not steal. 

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt 
not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, 
nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. 

Q. What dost thou chiefly learn by these Commandments? 
A. I learn two things; my duty towards God, and my duty 
towards my Neighbour. 

Q. What is thy duty towards God? A. My duty towards 
God is to believe in Him, to fear Him, and to love Him with 
all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my 
strength ; to worship Him, to give Him thanks, to put my whole 



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trust in Him, to call upon Him, to honour His holy Name and 
His Word, and to serve Him truly all the days of my life. 

Q. What is thy duty towards thy Neighbour? A. My duty 
towards my Neighbour is, to love him as myself, and to do to 
all men, as I would they should do unto me : To love, honour 
and succour my father and mother : To honour and obey the 
civil authority : To submit myself to all my governors, teachers, 
spiritual pastors and masters : To order myself lowly and rever- 
ently to all my betters : To hurt nobody by word or deed : To 
be true and just in all my dealings : To bear no malice nor 
hatred in my heart: To keep my hands from picking and steal- 
ing, and my tongue from evil speaking, lying, and slandering : 
To keep my body in temperance, soberness, and chastity : Not 
to covet nor desire other men's goods ; but to learn and labour 
truly to get mine own living, and to do my duty in that state of 
life unto which it shall please God to call me. 

Q. My good child, know this ; that thou art not able to do 
these things of thyself, nor to walk in the Commandments of 
God, and to serve Him, without His special grace ; which thou 
must learn at all times to call for by diligent prayer. Let me 
hear, therefore, if thou canst say the Lord's Prayer. A. Our 
Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy 
kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, 
As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; But deliver us from evil. Amen. 

Q. What desirest thou of God in this prayer? A. I desire 
my Lord God, our heavenly Father, Who is the Giver of all 
goodness, to send His grace unto me, and to all people; that we 
may worship Him, serve Him, and obey Him, as we ought to do. 
And I pray unto God, that He will send us all things that are 
needful both for our souls and bodies; and that He will be mer- 
ciful unto us, and forgive us our sins ; and that it will please 
Him to save and defend us in all dangers both of soul and body ; 
and that He will keep us from all sin and wickedness, and from 
our spiritual enemy, and from everlasting death. And this I 
trust He will do of His mercy and goodness, through our Lord 
Jesus Christ. And therefore I say Amen. — So be it. 

Q. How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in His 



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Church? A. Two only, as generally necessary to salvation; 
that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord. 

Q. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament ? A. I mean 
an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace 
given unto us ; ordained by Christ Himself, as a means where- 
by we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. 

Q. How many parts are there in a Sacrament? A. Two; the 
outward visible sign, and the inward spiritual grace. 

Q. What is the outward visible sign or form in Baptism? 
A. Water; wherein the person is baptized, In the na7ne of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

Q. What is the inward and spiritual grace? A. A death unto 
sin, and a new birth unto righteousness : for being by nature 
born in sin, and the children of wrath, we are hereby made the 
children of grace. 

Q. What is required of persons to be baptized? A. Repent- 
ance, whereby they forsake sin; and Faith, whereby they steadfast- 
ly believe the promises of God made to them in that Sacrament. 

Q. Why then are infants baptized, when by reason of their 
tender age they cannot perform them ? A . Because they promise 
them both by their sureties; which promise, when they come to 
age, themselves are bound to perform. 

Q. Why was the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained? 
A. For the continual remembrance of the Sacrifice of the death 
of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby. 

Q. What is the outward part or sign of the Lord's Supper? 
A. Bread and Wine, which the Lord hath commanded to be 
received. 

Q. What is the inward part, or thing signified? A. The 
Body and Blood of Christ, which are spiritually taken and 
received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper. 

Q. What are the benefits whereof we are partakers thereby? 
A. The strengthening and refreshing of our souls by the Body 
and Blood of Christ as our bodies are by the Bread and Wine. 

Q. What is required of those who come to the Lord's Sup- 
per? A. To examine themselves, whether they repent them 
truly of their former sins, steadfastly purposing to lead a new life ; 
have a lively faith in God's mercy through Christ, with a thank- 
ful remembrance of His death, and be in charity with all men. 






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